Where to Watch Sanshiro Sugata (1965)

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Released August 27th, 1965, 'Sanshiro Sugata' stars Eiji Okada The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 39 min, and received a score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 6 knowledgeable s.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .