Sanshiro Sugata
6.5
149 votes
1943
1h 19m
Drama
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
Top cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
Osumi KodanaS
Sugisaku Aoyama
Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist PriestM
Michisaburō Segawa
Wada
Akitake Kōno
Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro TodaK
Kunio Mita
Kohei TsuzakiA
Akira Nakamura
Toranosuki NiisekiE
Eisaburo Sakauchi
NemotoK
Ko Yamamuro
Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Monma's pupil (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
March 25, 1943
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Japanese
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