Sanshiro Sugata Part II
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| Sanshiro Sugata Part II | |
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 Original Japanese poster |
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| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Produced by | Motohiko Ito |
| Written by | Akira Kurosawa Tsuneo Tomita |
| Starring | Susumu Fujita Denjiro Okochi Kokuten Kodo |
| Music by | Seiichi Suzuki |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) Film Distribution Inc. (USA) |
| Release date(s) | May 3, 1945 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Sanshiro Sugata |
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Sanshiro Sugata Part II (續姿三四郎 Zoku Sugata Sanshirō?, aka Judo Saga II) is a 1945 film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita.
Judo Saga 2 was filmed in post-war Japan, after its loss in World War II. One of the film's subplots has nationalistic overtones but it does not tout Japan as superior to another nation. Rather, it centers around standing up to abuse by occupying forces.
Sanshiro Sugata is judoka fighting in his competitions, and true to the spirit of judo, he doesn't seek to harm his opponents. Rather, he defeats them with minimum effort and maximum efficiency, with no thirst for violence.
[edit] External links
- Sanshiro Sugata Part Two at the Internet Movie Database
- Sanshiro Sugata Part Two at All Movie Guide.
- Sanshiro Sugata PartII (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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