Sanshiro Sugata
1943 • Drama
6.5 (146)
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 25, 1943
Duration
79 Min
Language
ja
Popularity
1.2033
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
