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Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

19436.51h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Tsuneo Tomita, Akira Kurosawa
Produced by Keiji Matsuzaki
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Top Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Shogoro Yano

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Sanshiro Sugata

Yukiko Todoroki

Yukiko Todoroki

Sayo Murai

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Gennosuke Higaki

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father

Ranko Hanai

Ranko Hanai

Osumi Kodana

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Sugisaku Aoyama

Tsunetami Iimura

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Police Chief Mishima

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Master Saburo Kodama

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Buddhist Priest

Themes & Keywords

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About Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata is a drama film released in 1943 exploring themes of based on novel or book, judo, jujitsu, partially lost film, adaptation. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki. 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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