Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata 1965 Directed by Seiichirō Uchikawa 姿三四郎

Judo Saga

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Action , Drama

Production Companies TOHO , Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd. , Kurosawa Production

Release Date 29 May 1965

159 mins