Jose Torres II
This is the sequel to Jose Torres (1959), the portrayal of Puerto Rican boxer Jose Torres, who won a silver medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. We follow Torres from his training in preparation to challenge world lightweight champion Willie Pastrano, to the match and Torres’ victory in 1965. The contrast between the nervous Torres before the match, filmed in painstaking detail, and the first round, filmed in one shot, is striking.
Top Billed Cast
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Narrator (voice)
Featured Crew
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Tetsu Aoyagi
Producer
Shigenosuke Okuyama
Sound Designer
Marvin E. Newman
Director of Photography
Toru Takemitsu
Music
Fusako Shuzui
Editor