Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Sanshiro Sugata
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 80 min
  • Premiere: 25th of March 1943

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.

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Cast

Takashi Shimura
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Susumu Fujita
as Sanshiro Sugata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Gennosuke Higaki
Kokuten Kōdō
as Buddhist Priest
Yukiko Todoroki
as Sayo Murai
Yoshio Kosugi
as Master Saburo Kodama
Ichirō Sugai
as Police Chief Mishima
Ichirō Ryūzaki
as Monma's pupil (uncredited)
Sōji Kiyokawa
as Yujiro Toda
Ranko Hanai
as Osumi Kodana
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Shogoro Yano

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