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Overall Rank: 6021
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 8
Theatrical Release Date: 03/25/1943
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 08/03/2010
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai
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"Sugata Sanshiro" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/16/2012
Sugata Sanshiro is the story of a man who, through lessons taught to him by a wise martial arts master, learns important lessons in life. I found this film something of an oddity where it comes to Kurosawa; it was his first film, and I couldn't help but think he had limited creative control over the project. The characters are not particularly well fleshed out, Chee's miraculous catharsis from rabble rousing brawler to enlightened martial artist meant little as you never really got to know him in the first place. His later relationships are cursory at best, only the warmth and mutual respect between he and defeated opponent Takashi Shimura really held any resonance. The villain of the piece is also virtually a cartoon character (Dick Dastardly to be precise!) who may as well have twirled …
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