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Sanshiro Sugata

1943
Directed byAkira Kurosawa
1h 20m

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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Denjirō ŌkōchiShogoro YanoSusumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
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Drama
STATUSReleased
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6.5

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