Storyline
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 Saigo, a legendary judoka.
Released
25 March 1943
Runtime
1h 20min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Japanese
Production
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.
Cast
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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