Sanshiro Sugata

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
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  Susumu Fujita

  Sanshiro Sugata
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  Yukiko Todoroki

  Sayo Murai
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  Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

  Gennosuke Higaki
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  Takashi Shimura

  Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
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  Ranko Hanai

  Osumi Kodana
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  Ichirō Sugai

  Police Chief Mishima
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  Yoshio Kosugi

  Master Saburo Kodama
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  Kokuten Kōdō

  Buddhist Priest
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  Akitake Kōno

  Yoshima Dan