Sanshiro Sugata
IMDB:
6.5
Released
3/25/1943
Duration
1h 20m
Genre
Drama
Country
Japan
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki
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.
Sanshiro Sugata
IMDB:
6.5Released
3/25/1943
Genre
Drama
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki
Duration
1h 20m
Country
Japan
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.
Cast
Shogoro Yano
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Sanshiro Sugata
Susumu Fujita
Sayo Murai
Yukiko Todoroki
Gennosuke Higaki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Takashi Shimura
Osumi Kodana
Ranko Hanai
Tsunetami Iimura
Sugisaku Aoyama
Police Chief Mishima
Ichirō Sugai
Master Saburo Kodama
Yoshio Kosugi
Buddhist Priest
Kokuten Kōdō
Wada
Michisaburō Segawa
Yoshima Dan
