Sanshiro Sugata (1965)

Movie"Judo Saga"
Audience Score
70
Sanshiro Sugata
NR 2 hr 39 minAug 27th, 1965Drama, Action
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 27th, 1965
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO, Kurosawa Production, Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.