Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · 79 min
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The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.
Directed By
Akira KurosawaWritten By
Akira Kurosawa, Tsuneo TomitaStudio
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd., TohoCast of Sanshiro Sugata
Denjirō ŌkōchiShogoro Yano
Susumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
Yukiko TodorokiSayo Murai
Ryūnosuke TsukigataGennosuke Higaki
Takashi ShimuraHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko HanaiOsumi Kodana
Sugisaku AoyamaTsunetami Iimura
Ichirō SugaiPolice Chief Mishima
Yoshio KosugiMaster Saburo Kodama
Kokuten KōdōBuddhist Priest
Akitake KônoYoshima Dan
Sōji KiyokawaYujiro Toda
Kunio MitaKohei Tsuzaki
Akira NakamuraToranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo SakauchiNemoto
Ko YamamuroTorakichi
Ichirō RyūzakiMonma's pupil (uncredited)