Watch Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Official Trailer
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 25, 1943 1h 19m
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
Runtime
1h 19m
Release Date
March 25, 1943
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Producers
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
Ranko Hanai
as Osumi Kodana
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Sugisaku Aoyama
as Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
as Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
as Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
as Buddhist Priest
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Michisaburō Segawa
as Wada
Akitake Kōno
as Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
as Yujiro Toda
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Kunio Mita
as Kohei Tsuzaki
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Akira Nakamura
as Toranosuki Niiseki
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Eisaburo Sakauchi
as Nemoto
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Ko Yamamuro
as Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
as Monma's pupil (uncredited)
Production Companies
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