Dawn of Judo
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"
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
7.5/10
2 votes
Rating consensus
75/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~75/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Muga Takewaki
Sanshiro Sugata
Nana Ozaki
Joji Takagi
Gennosuke Higaki
Meichō Soganoya
Kohji Moritsugu
Yujiro Toda
Yūji Hori
Hansuke Murai
Fumiko Sakakibara
Osumi
Kunio Kaga
Saburo Monma
Mari Shiraki
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Inspector Mishima
Jiro Takagi
Tadaomi Ozawa
Yoshimaro Dan
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Dawn of Judo (1970)
Kunio Watanabe
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