Title: Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎)
Release Date: 1943-03-25
IMDB ID: tt0036400
Vote Average: 6.493 (140 votes)
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 Ōkōchi (Shogoro Yano), Susumu Fujita (Sanshiro Sugata), Yukiko Todoroki (Sayo Murai), Ryūnosuke Tsukigata (Gennosuke Higaki), Takashi Shimura (Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father), Ranko Hanai (Osumi Kodana),
Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Director), Toshio Goto (Editor), Tsuneo Tomita (Novel), Keiji Matsuzaki (Producer), Seiichi Suzuki (Original Music Composer), Akira Mimura (Director of Photography),