Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata(1943)

03/25/1943 (US)Drama1h 20m
6.5

Overview

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

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Part of the Sanshiro Sugata Collection

Movie-Collection about the Foundation of Judo

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Observations on Film Art: David Bordwell on SANSHIRO SUGATA

Observations on Film Art: David Bordwell on SANSHIRO SUGATA

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