Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
6.0(61) 1945-05-03 83 minActionDramaAdventure
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.
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ProducerMotohiko Itō
Original Music ComposerSeiichi Suzuki
Cast & characters
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
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Ko Ishida
as Daisuburo Hidarimonji
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Ko Yamamuro
as —
Kokuten Kōdō
as Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
Ichirō Sugai
as Yoshizo Fubiki
Osman Yusuf
as American Sailor (uncredited)
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Roy James
as William Lister (uncredited)
E.H. Eric
as (uncredited)
