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Sanshiro Sugata
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Sanshiro Sugata

1943-03-25 · 97 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guard challengers—including a deadly duel—while falling for his vanquished opponent’s daughter. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.

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Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō ŌkōchiShogoro Yano
Susumu FujitaSusumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
Yukiko TodorokiYukiko TodorokiSayo Murai
Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke TsukigataGennosuke Higaki
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko HanaiRanko HanaiOsumi Kodana
Sugisaku AoyamaTsunetami Iimura
Ichirō SugaiIchirō SugaiPolice Chief Mishima
Yoshio KosugiYoshio KosugiMaster Saburo Kodama
Kokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōBuddhist Priest
Michisaburō SegawaWada
Akitake KōnoAkitake KōnoYoshima Dan
Sōji KiyokawaSōji KiyokawaYujiro Toda
Kunio MitaKohei Tsuzaki
Akira NakamuraToranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo SakauchiNemoto
Ko YamamuroTorakichi
Ichirō RyūzakiIchirō RyūzakiMonma's pupil (uncredited)

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