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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (1945)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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In this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his (and by extension, all Japanese) superiority to the foreign warrior.
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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