Sanshiro Sugata (6.5)

Movie · 1943 · 1 h 20 min · Drama

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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Starring 大河内傳次郎, 藤田進, 轟夕起子, 月形龍之介, 志村喬, 花井蘭子, 青山杉作, 菅井一郎, 小杉義男, 高堂国典

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