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.

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Played Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita

Played Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki

Played Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Played Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura

Played Hansuke Murai, Sayo'…
Ranko Hanai

Played Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama

Played Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai

Played Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi

Played Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō

Played Buddhist Priest
Michisaburō Segawa

Played Wada
Akitake Kōno

Played Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa

Played Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita

Played Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura

Played Toranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo Sakauchi

Played Nemoto
Ko Yamamuro

Played Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki

Played Monma's pupil (uncre…

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