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Sanshiro Sugata

姿三四郎

Topics:#based on novel or book #judo #jujitsu #partially lost film #adaptation

Synopsis

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.

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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)

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay & Story: Akira Kurosawa
Original Score: Seiichi Suzuki
Original Title: 姿三四郎
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 37m
Production Studios: TOHO

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Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay & Story

Akira Kurosawa, Tsuneo Tomita

Original Score & Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Director of Photography

Akira Mimura

Film Editing

Toshio Goto, Akira Kurosawa

Producers

Keiji Matsuzaki

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Tsuneo Tomita

Department Leadership Roster

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Toshio Goto

Editor

Keiji Matsuzaki

Producer

Seiichi Suzuki

Original Music Composer

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Akira Mimura

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa

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