Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
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 — Shogoro Yano
- Susumu Fujita — Sanshiro Sugata
- Yukiko Todoroki — Sayo Murai
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata — Gennosuke Higaki
- Takashi Shimura — Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
- Ranko Hanai — Osumi Kodana
- Sugisaku Aoyama — Tsunetami Iimura
- Ichirō Sugai — Police Chief Mishima
- Yoshio Kosugi — Master Saburo Kodama
- Kokuten Kōdō — Buddhist Priest
- Michisaburō Segawa — Wada
- Akitake Kōno — Yoshima Dan
Where to watch Sanshiro Sugata
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