Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Drama1 hour and 20 minutes
65%
User score
Description

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.

Akira Kurosawa
Director, Screenplay
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel

Actors

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
Ranko Hanai
Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama
Sugisaku Aoyama
Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest
Michisaburō Segawa
Michisaburō Segawa
Wada
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita
Kunio Mita
Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura
Toranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo Sakauchi
Eisaburo Sakauchi
Nemoto
Ko Yamamuro
Ko Yamamuro
Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Monma's pupil (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
jujitsupartially lost film