Sanshiro Sugata

1h 20min

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.

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki

Yukiko Todoroki

Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai

Ranko Hanai

Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama

Sugisaku Aoyama

Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Buddhist Priest
Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita

Kunio Mita

Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura

Akira Nakamura

Toranosuki Niiseki
Ko Yamamuro

Ko Yamamuro

Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Monma's pupil (uncredited)

Release date

25th Mar 1943

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語