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Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1943-03-25
⌚ Running Time: 80 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.519

Beloved Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi original image
Shogoro Yano
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Susumu Fujita original image
Sanshiro Sugata
Susumu Fujita
Yukiko Todoroki original image
Sayo Murai
Yukiko Todoroki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata original image
Gennosuke Higaki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Takashi Shimura original image
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Takashi Shimura
Ranko Hanai original image
Osumi Kodana
Ranko Hanai
Sugisaku Aoyama original image
Tsunetami Iimura
Sugisaku Aoyama
Ichirō Sugai original image
Police Chief Mishima
Ichirō Sugai
Yoshio Kosugi original image
Master Saburo Kodama
Yoshio Kosugi
Kokuten Kōdō original image
Buddhist Priest
Kokuten Kōdō
Michisaburō Segawa original image
Wada
Michisaburō Segawa
Akitake Kōno original image
Yoshima Dan
Akitake Kōno
Sōji Kiyokawa original image
Yujiro Toda
Sōji Kiyokawa
Kunio Mita original image
Kohei Tsuzaki
Kunio Mita
Akira Nakamura original image
Toranosuki Niiseki
Akira Nakamura
Eisaburo Sakauchi original image
Nemoto
Eisaburo Sakauchi
Ko Yamamuro original image
Torakichi
Ko Yamamuro
Ichirō Ryūzaki original image
Monma's pupil (uncredited)
Ichirō Ryūzaki

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