🎬 Drama

Sanshiro Sugata

⭐ 6.5/10 1943 1h 19m Dir. Akira Kurosawa
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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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6.5/10 146 votes

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Year
1943
Runtime
1h 19m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.5/10
Votes
146
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
JA

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Akira Kurosawa 👤 Denjirō Ōkōchi 👤 Susumu Fujita 👤 Yukiko Todoroki
based on novel or book judo jujitsu partially lost film adaptation

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Sanshiro Sugata has a runtime of 1h 19m (1 hour and 19 minutes).
Sanshiro Sugata was directed by Akira Kurosawa and released in 1943.
Sanshiro Sugata is a Drama film (1943).
The cast of Sanshiro Sugata includes Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura.
Sanshiro Sugata has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 146 votes.

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