Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

80 mins | Drama | March 25, 1943

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.

Sanshiro Sugata

80 mins | Drama | March 25, 1943

Sanshiro Sugata
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd., Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 姿三四郎
Directors Seki Nakamura, Akira Kurosawa
Writers Tsuneo Tomita, Akira Kurosawa

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

Akitake Kôno

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)