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.

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Susumu Fujita

Yukiko Todoroki

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Takashi Shimura

Ranko Hanai

Sugisaku Aoyama

Ichirō Sugai