Sanshiro Sugata 1943
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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.
- Released: 1943-03-25
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura
- Director: Akira Kurosawa, Toshio Goto, Keiji Matsuzaki, Seiichi Suzuki, Masao Tozuka
