In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.
as Otomi Murai (voice)
as Sanshiro Sugata (voice)
as Gennosuke Higaki (voice)
as Shogoro Yano (voice)
as Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)
as Hansuke Murai (voice)
as Saburo Monma (voice)
as Takako (voice)
as Narrator (voice)