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Sanshiro Sugata

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Sanshiro Sugata — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • March 25, 1943
  • Runtime
  • 97 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Akira Kurosawa

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Sanshiro Sugata — Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi photo Denjirō Ōkōchi Shogoro Yano Susumu Fujita photo Susumu Fujita Sanshiro Sugata Yukiko Todoroki photo Yukiko Todoroki Sayo Murai Ryūnosuke Tsukigata photo Ryūnosuke Tsukigata Gennosuke Higaki Takashi Shimura photo Takashi Shimura Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father Ranko Hanai photo Ranko Hanai Osumi Kodana Sugisaku Aoyama Tsunetami Iimura Ichirō Sugai photo Ichirō Sugai Police Chief Mishima

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