Poster of Judo Life

Judo Life

Plot: Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Saigo (Chiba), the second student of judo founder Jigoro Kano (Naoki Sugiura). Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata is based on the same character and shares some scenes, but Judo for Life focuses more on the martial arts philosophy and training, including scenes depicting how the protagonist learned his famous cat-like landing, coined the term judo, and trained with Tsunejiro Tomita (Hideo Murata)
Release Date: Sunday, April 21 1963
61 years ago
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Portrait of Sonny ChibaSonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba was
24 in Judo Life
Mon, Jan 23 1939 –
Thu, Aug 19 2021
Portrait of Naoki SugiuraNaoki Sugiura
Naoki Sugiura was
31 in Judo Life
Tue, Dec 08 1931 –
Wed, Sep 21 2011
Portrait of Takashi KandaTakashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda was
45 in Judo Life
Sun, Apr 14 1918 –
Sun, Jul 13 1986
Portrait of Hideo MurataHideo Murata
Hideo Murata was
34 in Judo Life
Thu, Jan 17 1929 –
Thu, Jun 13 2002
Portrait of Hisako TsukubaHisako Tsukuba
Hisako Tsukuba was
23 in Judo Life
Mon, Nov 06 1939
Portrait of Harumi SoneHarumi Sone
Harumi Sone was
25 in Judo Life
Sun, Sep 05 1937 –
Thu, Jun 16 2016
Portrait of Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma was
24 in Judo Life
Fri, Feb 24 1939
Portrait of Fumitake ŌmuraFumitake Ōmura
Fumitake Ōmura was
29 in Judo Life
Sat, Mar 24 1934
Portrait of Tokue HanazawaTokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa was
51 in Judo Life
Wed, Oct 18 1911 –
Wed, Mar 07 2001
Portrait of Harue ToneHarue Tone
Harue Tone was
38 in Judo Life
Sat, Nov 15 1924 –
Wed, Apr 27 2005
Portrait of Ken SudoKen Sudo
Ken Sudo was
47 in Judo Life
Tue, Jan 25 1916 –
Thu, Nov 05 1992
Portrait of Shunji SayamaShunji Sayama
Shunji Sayama was
44 in Judo Life
Fri, Sep 13 1918 –
Mon, Jan 30 1984
Portrait of Rinichi YamamotoRinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto was
36 in Judo Life
Sun, Jan 16 1927 –
Thu, Oct 16 1980
Portrait of Nobuo YanaNobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana was
27 in Judo Life
Mon, Aug 19 1935
Portrait of Akikane SawaAkikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa was
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Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hideo MurotaHideo Murota
Hideo Murota was
25 in Judo Life
Thu, Oct 07 1937 –
Sat, Jun 15 2002

Crew

Portrait of Kiyoshi SaekiKiyoshi Saeki
Kiyoshi Saeki was
48 in Judo Life
as 'Director'
Sat, Sep 19 1914 –
Tue, Jul 16 2002
Portrait of Toshio MatsuuraToshio Matsuura
Toshio Matsuura was
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as 'Screenplay'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Taichiro KosugiTaichiro Kosugi
Taichiro Kosugi was
35 in Judo Life
as 'Music'
Mon, Jun 06 1927 –
Mon, Aug 09 1976
Portrait of Shichirō HayashiShichirō Hayashi
Shichirō Hayashi was
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as 'Cinematography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryutaro KondoRyutaro Kondo
Ryutaro Kondo was
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as 'Novel'
Unknown Birthday