Sanshiro Sugata
First aired on Mar 25, 1943
70%
Genres: Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Denjirō Ōkōchi | Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita | Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki | Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata | Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai | Osumi Kodana
Featured Crew
Akira Kurosawa | Director
Toshio Goto | Editor
Keiji Matsuzaki | Producer
Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer
Masao Tozuka | Art Direction
Akira Kurosawa | Editor
