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Sanshiro Sugata

65 %|Mar 25, 1943|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshio Goto
Editor
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Keiji Matsuzaki
Producer
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Masao Tozuka
Art Direction

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Cast

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