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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大河内傳次郎
Shogoro Yano
藤田進
Sanshiro Sugata
轟夕起子
Sayo Murai
月形龍之介
Gennosuke Higaki
Такаси Симура
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
花井蘭子
Osumi Kodana
青山杉作
Tsunetami Iimura
菅井一郎
Police Chief Mishima
小杉義男
Master Saburo Kodama
高堂国典
Buddhist Priest
瀬川路三郎
Wada
河野秋武
Yoshima Dan
清川荘司
Yujiro Toda
三田国夫
Kohei Tsuzaki
中村彰
Toranosuki Niiseki