Sanshiro Sugata

80 mins
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.

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

Sugisaku Aoyama

Tsunetami Iimura

Ichirō Sugai

Police Chief Mishima

Yoshio Kosugi

Master Saburo Kodama

Kokuten Kōdō

Buddhist Priest

Akitake Kōno

Yoshima Dan

Sōji Kiyokawa

Yujiro Toda

Kunio Mita

Kohei Tsuzaki

Akira Nakamura

Toranosuki Niiseki

Ko Yamamuro

Torakichi

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Monma's pupil (uncredited)

Seiichi Suzuki

Original Music Composer

Seki Nakamura

Assistant Director

Masao Tozuka

Art Direction

Akira Mimura

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Masaki Ônuma

Lighting Technician

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