Sanshiro Sugata
IMDb6.51080P194379 min
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.
- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Released: 1943-03-25
- Directors: Akira Kurosawa
- Productions: TOHO
- Casts: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki
