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6.5A 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.
Released: 1943-03-2579 minDir: Akira KurosawaDrama
Cast
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Shogoro Yano
- Susumu Fujita as Sanshiro Sugata
- Yukiko Todoroki as Sayo Murai
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki
- Takashi Shimura as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
- Ranko Hanai as Osumi Kodana
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1940s Japanese-language films1943 action films1943 directorial debut films1943 films1943 Japanese filmsCensored filmsFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms directed by Akira KurosawaFilms with screenplays by Akira KurosawaJapanese action drama filmsJapanese black-and-white filmsJapanese historical action films