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.
Toho EigaCrew
Cast
Shogoro Yano
Denjirō ŌkōchiSanshiro Sugata
Susumu FujitaSayo Murai
Yukiko TodorokiGennosuke Higaki
Ryūnosuke TsukigataHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Takashi ShimuraOsumi Kodana
Ranko HanaiTsunetami Iimura
Sugisaku AoyamaPolice Chief Mishima
Ichirō SugaiMaster Saburo Kodama
Yoshio KosugiBuddhist Priest
Kokuten Kōdō
Denjirō ŌkōchiSanshiro Sugata
Susumu FujitaSayo Murai
Yukiko TodorokiGennosuke Higaki
Ryūnosuke TsukigataHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Takashi ShimuraOsumi Kodana
Ranko HanaiTsunetami Iimura
Sugisaku AoyamaPolice Chief Mishima
Ichirō SugaiMaster Saburo Kodama
Yoshio KosugiBuddhist Priest
Kokuten Kōdō
