Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (Sanshiro Sugata 2) (Judo Saga II) (Judo Story II) (1945)
Release Date: May 3, 1945 Wide
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This 1945 Japanese film by renowned director Akira Kurosawa, is a sequel to its better known predecessor, Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Both concern the relationship between Shogoro Yano (Denjiro Okochi), the founder of the martial arts discipline of Judo, and Sanshiro Sugata (Susumu Fujita), one of his principal students. Like many such relationships, this one is shown to be a blend of the spiritual and the intimately personal. As the film was made during World War II, it not surprisingly contains
May 3, 1945 Wide
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Susumu Fujita
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Soshi Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda -
Akitake Kono
Yoshima Dan -
Denjirô Ôkôchi
Shogoro Yano -
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo -
Ryonosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki -
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Sanshiro takes down an Ugly American boxer (this was war-time Japan, after all) and a final silhouetted fight in the snow borders on abstract cinema.
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"Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two" suffers from some of the same problems that sequels/continuations will face in years to come, namely creating a bigger challenge out of thin air for the hero while not moving his story forward at all. That having been said, there is an interesting scene centered around Sanshiro being puzzled over why he is hated because he is so good at judo. Like all athletes, he has to realize he will not be loved by all. The exception to that rule is when he is representing his country taking on outsiders, while another character disparages young people for wearing western clothing.
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Foreign Titles
- Sanshiro Sugata 2 (DE)
- Judo Saga II (Zoku Sugata Sanshiro) (UK)
