Released:
1943-03-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama

• 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