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Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Original title: Zoku Sugata Sanshirô
  • 19451945
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
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6.0/10
2.4K
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60,597
10,048
Susumu Fujita in Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
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Sugata returns to prove his judo mastery in a match against Western opponents.Sugata returns to prove his judo mastery in a match against Western opponents.Sugata returns to prove his judo mastery in a match against Western opponents.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
60,597
10,048
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    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Tsuneo Tomita(novel)
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Denjirô Ôkôchi
      • Susumu Fujita
      • Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
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    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Tsuneo Tomita(novel)
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Denjirô Ôkôchi
      • Susumu Fujita
      • Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
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    Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
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    Denjirô Ôkôchi
    Denjirô Ôkôchi
    • Shogoro Yano
    Susumu Fujita
    • Sanshiro Sugata
    Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
    Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
    • Gennosuke Higaki…
    Akitake Kôno
    Akitake Kôno
    • Genzaburo Higaki
    Yukiko Todoroki
    Yukiko Todoroki
    • Sayo
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    • Yujiro Toda
    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Yoshima Dan
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Kohei Tsuzaki
    Ko Ishida
    • Daisuburo Hidarimonji
    Kazu Hikari
    • Kihei Sekine
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Kokuten Kôdô
    • Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
    Ichirô Sugai
    Ichirô Sugai
    • Yoshizo Fubiki
    Osman Yusuf
    Osman Yusuf
    • American Sailor
    • (as Osman Yusef)
    Roy James
    • William Lister
    E.H. Eric
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Tsuneo Tomita(novel)
      • Akira Kurosawa
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    • Trivia
      The final fight scene was filmed outdoors in real snow. Susumu Fujita, fighting barefoot, had to be carried to a bonfire between each shot as his feet would go numb.
    • Connections
      Follows Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

    User reviews19

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    Better Than First
    Sanshiro Sugata 2 (1945)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Kurosawa's sequel has Sugata (Susumu Fujita) still growing in the world of judo but outsiders are wanting to make the fighting style a sport and put it up against American boxing. This is a rather strange film but I do think it's better than the original just because of how out there it is. I've read that the government forced Kurosawa into making this and you can tell because that plays a part in the film. American boxing is really looked down upon and fighting as a sport is shown to be evil and this really translates to Kurosawa being unhappy as he was forced to make this just like the characters here are being forced to do something they see as morally wrong. Seeing the different fighting styles mixed up together was pretty fun as was the ending, which takes place during a snow storm. Fujita is a lot better here than he was in the previous film and really delivers a strong performance and makes his character quite memorable with the difficulties that he faces. The film's biggest problem comes in form of some rather choppy storytelling that has the film wonder off from its main goal way too many times and this is certainly true in the final fifteen-minutes before the final showdown. The low-budget nature of the film also shines through in a negative way but I'm sure the fans of the director will want to watch this at least once.
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    • Nov 14, 2008

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1945 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Judo Saga II
    • Filming locations
      • Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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