Sanshiro Sugata

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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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Creators

Akira Kurosawa

director

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Tsuneo Tomita

writer

Akira Kurosawa

writer

Cast

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Denjirō Ōkōchi actor

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Susumu Fujita actor

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Yukiko Todoroki actor Ryūnosuke Tsukigata actor

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Takashi Shimura actor Ranko Hanai actor

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Sugisaku Aoyama actor Ichirō Sugai actor

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Yoshio Kosugi actor

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Kokuten Kōdō actor

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Michisaburō Segawa actor

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Akitake Kōno actor

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Sōji Kiyokawa actor

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Kunio Mita actor

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Akira Nakamura actor

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Eisaburo Sakauchi actor

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Kō Yamamuro actor

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Ichirō Ryūzaki actor