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.
Made in JP
6.5/10
1943
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Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
As Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
As Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
As Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
As Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
As Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
As Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama
As Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
As Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
As Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
As Buddhist Priest
Michisaburō Segawa
As Wada
Akitake Kōno
As Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
As Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita
As Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura
As Toranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo Sakauchi
As Nemoto
Ko Yamamuro
As Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
As Monma's pupil (uncredited)
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