Sanshiro Sugata
Akira Kurosawa1943-03-25
6.493
80 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi | Shogoro Yano | Unowned |
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Susumu Fujita | Sanshiro Sugata | Unowned |
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Yukiko Todoroki | Sayo Murai | Unowned |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata | Gennosuke Higaki | Unowned |
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Takashi Shimura | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father | Unowned |
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Ranko Hanai | Osumi Kodana | Unowned |
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Sugisaku Aoyama | Tsunetami Iimura | Unowned |
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Ichirō Sugai | Police Chief Mishima | Unowned |
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Yoshio Kosugi | Master Saburo Kodama | Unowned |
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Kokuten Kōdō | Buddhist Priest | Unowned |
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Michisaburō Segawa | Wada | Unowned |
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Akitake Kōno | Yoshima Dan | Unowned |
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Sōji Kiyokawa | Yujiro Toda | Unowned |
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Kunio Mita | Kohei Tsuzaki | Unowned |
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Akira Nakamura | Toranosuki Niiseki | Unowned |
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Eisaburo Sakauchi | Nemoto | Unowned |
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Ko Yamamuro | Torakichi | Unowned |
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Ichirō Ryūzaki | Monma's pupil (uncredited) | Unowned |