Dawn of Judo

Dawn of Judo

88 mins | Drama | July 25, 1970

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

Dawn of Judo

88 mins | Drama | July 25, 1970

Dawn of Judo
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 姿三四郎
Directors Kunio Watanabe
Writers Kunio Watanabe, Tsuneo Tomita

Cast

Muga Takewaki

as Sanshiro Sugata

Joji Takagi

as Gennosuke Higaki

Koji Moritsugu

as Yujiro Toda

Yūji Hori

as Hansuke Murai

Kunio Kaga

as Saburo Monma

Ichirō Ryūzaki

as Inspector Mishima

Tadaomi Ozawa

as Yoshimaro Dan

Tetsuya Oshita

as Kohei Tsuzaki

Eiji Muto

as Master Iinuma

Kōji Takahashi

as Shogoro Yano