Jose Torres II

6.5 / 10

(2 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

58 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Cast:
Hiroshi Akutagawa

Narrator (voice)

Crew:
Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Tetsu Aoyagi

Producer

Toru Takemitsu

Music

Marvin E. Newman

Director of Photography

Fusako Shuzui

Editor