Sanshiro Sugata
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1hr
20mins
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa,
Starring
Denjirō Ōkōchi,
Susumu Fujita,
Yukiko Todoroki,
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
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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.
