Sanshiro Sugata - 1965

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.

159min
1965
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

Yûzô Kayama profile pictureYûzô KayamaSanshiro Sugata
Toshirō Mifune profile pictureToshirō MifuneShogoro Yano
Eiji Okada profile pictureEiji OkadaGennosuke / Tesshin
Daisuke Katō profile pictureDaisuke KatōHansuke Murai
Yumiko Kokonoe profile pictureYumiko KokonoeSayo, Hansuke's daughter
Yoshirō Aoki profile pictureYoshirō AokiYojiro Toda
Chōko Iida profile pictureChōko IidaOld Lady

About Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata Overview

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.

Runtime: 159min

Extra details

Original Title: 姿三四郎
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Seiichirô Uchikawa
Production Companies
TohoKurosawa Production Co.Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.