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Sanshiro Sugata is a 1943 Japanese martial arts film directed, written, and produced by Akira Kurosawa. The black-and-white movie was produced and distributed by Toho. It stars Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai, Denjirō Ōkōchi, and Susumu Fujita. The original title is 姿三四郎. The film is based on a novel and features judo and jujitsu. It is considered a partially lost film.
The runtime is 79 minutes. It is part of the Sanshiro Sugata Collection and was followed by Sanshiro Sugata Part II. The film has a review score of 80% and an IMDb rating of 6.7 from 6,102 votes. It is available on the Criterion Channel. The work is classified as a historical drama and action film.
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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.
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- judo
- jujitsu
- partially lost film
- adaptation
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
6,102 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
- Year
- 1943
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Followed by
- Sanshiro Sugata Part II
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenwriter
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast member
- Yoshio Kosugi
- Producer
- Akira Kurosawa
- Production company
- Toho
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 748538
- Sport
- judo
- Image
- The-Screenplay-Collections-by-Japanese-Writers-Volume-3-2.png
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- Commons category
- Sanshiro Sugata
- publication date
- 1974-04-28
- film editor
- Akira Kurosawa
- title
- 姿三四郎
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Toho
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
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