Sugata Sanshiro

Sugata Sanshiro

143 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 29, 1977

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.

Sugata Sanshiro

143 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 29, 1977

Sugata Sanshiro
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 Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 姿三四郎
Directors Kihachi Okamoto
Writers Yasuko Miyazaki, Tsuneo Tomita, Kihachi Okamoto

Cast

Tomokazu Miura

as Sanshiro Sugata

Kumiko Akiyoshi

as Otomi Murai

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Yano

Atsuo Nakamura

as Gennosuke Higaki

Jirô Chiba

as Tesshin Higaki

Hiroshi Miyauchi

as Gensaburo Higaki

Ai Kanzaki

as Takako Minamikoji

Ichirô Nakatani

as Saburo Monma

Yuko Asano

as Osumi Monma

Mitsuko Kusabue

as Osen

Kyōko Kishida

as Omon

Kunie Tanaka

as Yasuyoshi

Shin Kishida

as Daisuke Origuchi

Hironori Sakuma

as Toranosuke Nīzeki

Rinichi Yamamoto

as Wholesaler

Jun Tazaki

as Michitsune Mishima

Hiroshi Hasegawa

as Police officer

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Village chief

Daigo Kusano

as "Tatsumi" master

Katsumi Muramatsu

as Lieutenant of military police

Masanobu Oki

as Hatta

Shinji Ogawa

as Senkichi

Fujio Tokita

as Tenmei Haraguchi

Shinsuke Ashida

as Mitsuyasu Minamikoji

Tetsurō Tamba

as Iinuma