Back Санширо Сугата II Bulgarian Zoku Sugata Sanshirō Catalan سانشیرو سوگاتا قسمت دوم Persian La Nouvelle Légende du grand judo French Sanshiro Sugata 2 Italian 續姿三四郎 Japanese ძიუდოს გენიოსი II Georgian 스가타 산시로 2 Korean Сага за џудото 2 Macedonian Saga o dżudo II Polish
| Sanshiro Sugata Part II | |
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| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Screenplay by | Akira Kurosawa Tsuneo Tomita |
| Based on | Characters by Akira Kurosawa Tsuneo Tomita Sanshiro Sugata by Tsuneo Tomita |
| Produced by | Motohiko Itō |
| Starring | Susumu Fujita Denjirō Ōkōchi Kokuten Kōdō Ryūnosuke Tsukigata |
| Music by | Seiichi Suzuki |
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| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) Film Distribution Inc. (USA) |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Sanshiro Sugata Part II (Japanese: 續姿三四郎, Hepburn: Zoku Sugata Sanshirō, a.k.a. Judo Saga II) is a 1945 Japanese action drama film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo. It was filmed in early 1945 in Japan towards the end of World War II. Unlike the original Sugata Sanshiro, the sequel is in part considered a propaganda film.[1]
It is believed by some to be the earliest known film sequel whose title is simply the original title followed by a number, predating the likes of Quatermass II (1957) by several years,[2] although possibly mistaken as the added kanji 續 (Zoku) is not a numeral but simply means "Continuation" or "Sequel" sort of in the style of Another Thin Man or The Invisible Man Returns.[3]
- ^ Chris Gosling (March 2011). "Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema by Peter Cowie". Senses of Cinema.
After Sanshiro Sugata, Kurosawa yielded to the times and produced two propaganda films – The Most Beautiful ... and the lacklustre Sanshiro Sugata Part II.
- ^ Sheldon Hall; Stephen Neale (April 30, 2010). Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814330081 – via Google Books.
- ^ "續". Jisho. Retrieved December 24, 2019.