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Sanshiro Sugata

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Sanshiro Sugata

📅 1943🌐 ENMovie

Genres

Drama

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.

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🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1943

Rating: 6.5/10

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

Sugisaku Aoyama

Tsunetami Iimura

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Ichirō Sugai

Police Chief Mishima

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