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Sanshiro Sugata(1943)
Status: Released
Date: 1943-03-25
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144 Votes
Time: 1h 19m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Sanshiro Sugata
Top 10 Billed Cast
大河内傳次郎
Shogoro Yano
藤田進
Sanshiro Sugata
轟夕起子
Sayo Murai
月形龍之介
Gennosuke Higaki
志村喬
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
花井蘭子
Osumi Kodana
菅井一郎
Police Chief Mishima
小杉義男
Master Saburo Kodama
高堂国典
Buddhist Priest
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