Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
- Released
- 1945-05-03
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 63 votes
Cast
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Shogoro Yano
- Susumu Fujita as Sanshiro Sugata
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
- Akitake Kōno as Genzaburo Higaki
- Yukiko Todoroki as Sayo
- Sōji Kiyokawa as Yujiro Toda
- Masayuki Mori as Yoshima Dan
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Kohei Tsuzaki
- Ko Ishida as Daisuburo Hidarimonji
- Ko Yamamuro
- Kokuten Kōdō as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
- Ichirō Sugai as Yoshizo Fubiki
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