Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata
1943Drama80 mins

Plot

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro... read more

  • Akira Kurosawa

    Director

  • Tsuneo Tomita

    Novel

  • Akira Kurosawa

    Screenplay

  • Akira Mimura

    Director of Photography

  • Toshio Goto

    Editor

  • Akira Kurosawa

    Editor

  • Denjirō Ōkōchi

    Shogoro Yano

  • Susumu Fujita

    Sanshiro Sugata

  • Yukiko Todoroki

    Sayo Murai

  • Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

    Gennosuke Higaki

  • Takashi Shimura

    Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father

  • Ranko Hanai

    Osumi Kodana

  • Sugisaku Aoyama

    Tsunetami Iimura

  • Ichirō Sugai

    Police Chief Mishima

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Master Saburo Kodama

  • Kokuten Kōdō

    Buddhist Priest

  • Michisaburō Segawa

    Wada

  • Akitake Kōno

    Yoshima Dan

  • Sōji Kiyokawa

    Yujiro Toda

  • Kunio Mita

    Kohei Tsuzaki

  • Akira Nakamura

    Toranosuki Niiseki

  • Eisaburo Sakauchi

    Nemoto

  • Ko Yamamuro

    Torakichi

  • Ichirō Ryūzaki

    Monma's pupil (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    80 minutes

    Released

    1943-03-25

    Languages

    日本語

    Countries

    Japan

    Studios

    Toho Eiga Co.

    Ltd.

    Sound

  • Seiichi Suzuki

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    39 days ago

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