Dawn of Judo (1970)

7.5/10 87 min Drama

Overview

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself. This is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata" and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II"

Cast

Muga Takewaki

Sanshiro Sugata

Nana Ozaki

Joji Takagi

Gennosuke Higaki

Meichō Soganoya

Kohji Moritsugu

Yujiro Toda

Yūji Hori

Hansuke Murai

Kunio Kaga

Saburo Monma

Mari Shiraki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Inspector Mishima

Kōji Takahashi

Shogoro Yano

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