Shogoro Yano
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
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
Sanshiro Sugata
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Sayo Murai
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Gennosuke Higaki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Osumi Kodana
Ranko Hanai
Osumi Kodana
Tsunetami Iimura
Sugisaku Aoyama
Tsunetami Iimura
Police Chief Mishima
Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima
Master Saburo Kodama
Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama
Buddhist Priest
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest
Wada
Michisaburō Segawa
Wada
Yoshima Dan
Akitake Kōno
Yoshima Dan
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Observations on Film Art: David Bordwell on SANSHIRO SUGATA
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