Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945•U•1h 23m•6.0•Released
ActionDramaAdventure
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
Akitake Kōno
Genzaburo Higaki
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda
Masayuki Mori
Yoshima Dan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kohei Tsuzaki
Ko Ishida
Daisuburo Hidarimonji
Ko Yamamuro
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Ichirō Sugai
Yoshizo Fubiki
Osman Yusuf
American Sailor (uncredited)
Roy James
William Lister (uncredited)
E.H. Eric
(uncredited)
Production
Company
TOHO
Producer
Motohiko Itō
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