The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 80 mins
Release Date : 1943-03-25
(Shogoro Yano)
(Sanshiro Sugata)
(Sayo Murai)
(Gennosuke Higaki)
(Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father)
(Osumi Kodana)
(Tsunetami Iimura)
(Police Chief Mishima)
(Master Saburo Kodama)
(Buddhist Priest)
(Wada)
(Yoshima Dan)
(Yujiro Toda)
(Kohei Tsuzaki)
(Toranosuki Niiseki)
(Nemoto)
(Torakichi)
(Monma's pupil (uncredited))