Sugata Sanshiro

"Judo Saga"

Aug 27 1965 N/A 2h 39m
Action, Drama

Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.

Plot

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

Written by

Akira Kurosawa, Tsuneo Tomita

Directed by

Seiichirô Uchikawa

Cast

Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Eiji Okada

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Kurosawa Production Co., Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.

Languages

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
465
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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