Sanshiro Sugata
Drama
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
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
Osumi Kodana
Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima
Akitake Kōno
Yoshima Dan
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Monma's pupil (uncredited)
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama