Sanshiro Sugata
1943The 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.
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Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
as Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
as Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
as Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama
as Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
as Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
as Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
as Buddhist Priest
Michisaburō Segawa
as Wada
Akitake Kōno
as Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
as Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita
as Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura
as Toranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo Sakauchi
as Nemoto
Ko Yamamuro
as Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
as Monma's pupil (uncredited)