Film
Sanshiro Sugata
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.
Overview
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.
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
