Judo Saga 姿三四郎

Published on : 17/03/2015
by : J.L.T.B.

Japanese poster for The Legend of judo great Akira Kurosawa.
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<i>Judo Saga</i> (1943)

Akira Kurosawa of (1910-1998). During the war of the Pacific, the future master signs his first prduction. Based on a bestselling novel, the story focuses, in a context of the end of feudalism, the initiation of a young follower of Jujitsu following the teachings of Master Kano, the founder of judo. The director films a simple, stylized action story glorifying the spirit of the Japanese nation.

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