Sanshiro Sugata
1965, Japanese. Directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa.
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Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". 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
- 2h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Seiichiro UchikawaDirector
- Yūzō KayamaSanshiro Sugata
- Toshirō MifuneShogoro Yano
- Tsutomu YamazakiGenshiro
- Eiji OkadaGennosuke / Tesshin
- Takashi ShimuraMishima
- Kenji KodamaCast
- Bokuzen HidariPriest
- Daisuke KatōHansuke Murai
- Yumiko KokonoeSayo, Hansuke's daughter
- Tatsuhiko NamisatoDaisaburo Hidarimonji
- Kinji MatsuedaYoshimaro Dan
- Hiroshi AoyamaToranosuke Shinkai
Details
- Released
- 29 May 1965
- Original title
- 姿三四郎
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa
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Sanshiro Sugata runs 159 minutes (2h 39m).
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Who directed Sanshiro Sugata?
Sanshiro Sugata (1965) was directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa and stars Yūzō Kayama, Toshirō Mifune, Tsutomu Yamazaki.