Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
Unfortunately the movie Sanshiro Sugata is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
Directing | Seiichirô Uchikawa | Director |
Camera | Fukuzo Koizumi | Director of Photography |
Sound | Koji Oshiumi | Sound Recordist |
Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
Production | Hiroshi Nezu | Production Manager |
Production | Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
Camera | Daizo Tai | Still Photographer |
Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura | Lighting Technician |