Sanshiro Sugata
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.
Top Billed Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Featured Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshio Goto
Editor
Keiji Matsuzaki
Producer
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Masao Tozuka
Art Direction
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Tomohisa Higuchi
Sound
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Seki Nakamura
Assistant Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Masaki Ônuma
Lighting Technician
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