Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

6.5 March 25, 1943 1h 37m Released
Drama

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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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

  • Sugisaku Aoyama

    Sugisaku Aoyama

    Tsunetami Iimura

  • Ichirō Sugai

    Ichirō Sugai

    Police Chief Mishima

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Yoshio Kosugi

    Master Saburo Kodama

  • Kokuten Kōdō

    Kokuten Kōdō

    Buddhist Priest

  • Michisaburō Segawa

    Michisaburō Segawa

    Wada

  • Akitake Kōno

    Akitake Kōno

    Yoshima Dan

  • Sōji Kiyokawa

    Sōji Kiyokawa

    Yujiro Toda

  • Kunio Mita

    Kunio Mita

    Kohei Tsuzaki

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