Ringo Kid Vs Sanjuro

While the Ringo Kid and Sanjuro both begin their character entrances as somewhat morally ambiguous or perhaps the tiniest bit morally depraved, they ultimately show through their exemplary actions their true moral nature as they both sacrifice opportunities for themselves to pursue virtuous courses of action. Both characters begin as lone wanderers, however, their paths ultimately take them to different destinations. For Sanjuro, he remains the mysterious lone wandering samurai he was at the beginning of Yojimbo (Kurosawa, 1961). On the other hand, the Ringo Kid’s path ultimately led him to settle down with Dallas after accomplishing his goal of seeking revenge on the Plummer brothers. While their individual character arcs are quite different,