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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (1945)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
Length 83 minutes
Actors
Denjirô Ôkôchi | Susumu Fujita | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Akitake Kôno | Yukiko Todoroki | Sôji Kiyokawa | Masayuki Mori | Seiji Miyaguchi | Ko Ishida | Hajime Hikari | Kokuten Kôdô | Ichirô Sugai | Osman Yusuf | Roy James | E.H. Eric
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2013 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kicking off my long-planned Kurosawa week with the sequel to his Sanshiro Sugata film. Not quite as good as that one this is still a fine movie where Kurosawa originates the first UFC (Judo vs Boxing vs Jujitsu vs Karate). The final fight is a bit dull but the drama that follows with the Higaki brothers is excellent. Genzaburo is delightfully psychotic just wish he was given a little more action.
The one thing that holds this back is that there is no way a boxer would beat jujitsu in the ring. No way. Unless that guy really didn’t know jujitsu, which I suppose is possible. Anyways, Susumu Fujita is awesome as always.
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