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Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

6,5 /10 (145 Votes)
1943 JA 79 min

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.

Release date

25/03/1943

Votes

145

Popularity

1.2

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

姿三四郎

Language

JA

Runtime

79 min

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