This first effort by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa was originally released as Sanshiro Sugata . The film, made under reasonably smooth conditions despite the war, is based on a best-selling novel about the creation of Judo. Most of the film explores the relationship between the creator of this form of self-defense and his faithful protege. In addition to establishing the reputation of Kurosawa, the film made a popular star of Susumu Fujita. Sanshiro Sugata was remade by Shigeo Tanaka in 1955 and again by Seiichuro ...
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This first effort by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa was originally released as Sanshiro Sugata . The film, made under reasonably smooth conditions despite the war, is based on a best-selling novel about the creation of Judo. Most of the film explores the relationship between the creator of this form of self-defense and his faithful protege. In addition to establishing the reputation of Kurosawa, the film made a popular star of Susumu Fujita. Sanshiro Sugata was remade by Shigeo Tanaka in 1955 and again by Seiichuro Uchikawa ten years later. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Soshi Kiyokawa, Akitake Kono, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryonosuke Tsukigata, Susumu Fujita. New in new packaging. Language: Japanese. Run time: 83 mins. Originally released: 1945. factory sealed
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Susumu Fujita, Denjiro Okochi, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryonosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono. New in new packaging. Language: Japanese. Run time: 82 mins. Originally released: 1943. factory sealed
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