Sugata returns to prove his judo mastery in a match against Western opponents.
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Title: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | ... | Shogoro Yano | |
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Susumu Fujita | ... | Sanshiro Sugata |
| Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | ... | Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother | |
| Akitake Kôno | ... | Genzaburo Higaki | |
| Yukiko Todoroki | ... | Sayo | |
| Sôji Kiyokawa | ... | Yujiro Toda | |
| Masayuki Mori | ... | Yoshima Dan | |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... | Kohei Tsuzaki | |
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Ko Ishida | ... | Daisuburo Hidarimonji |
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Kazu Hikari | ... | Kihei Sekine |
| Kokuten Kôdô | ... | Buddhist Priest Saiduchi | |
| Ichirô Sugai | ... | Yoshizo Fubiki | |
| Osman Yusuf | ... | American Sailor (as Osman Yusef) | |
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Roy James | ... | William Lister |
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E.H. Eric | ||
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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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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judo | sequel | teacher student relationship | family relationships | brother brother relationship |Taglines:
The tale of Sanshiro Sugata continues!Parents Guide:
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Akira Kurosawa had no intention of ever making a sequel to Sanshiro Sugata (1943), but Toho pressured him into it after its great success. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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3 May 1945 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two See more »Filming Locations:
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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.