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.
- Created by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 147 votes
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Cast
Denjirō ŌkōchiShogoro Yano
Susumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
Yukiko TodorokiSayo Murai
Ryūnosuke TsukigataGennosuke Higaki
Takashi ShimuraHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko HanaiOsumi Kodana- Sugisaku AoyamaTsunetami Iimura
Ichirō SugaiPolice Chief Mishima
Yoshio KosugiMaster Saburo Kodama
Kokuten KōdōBuddhist Priest
