Sanshiro Sugata

1943 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating
72/100
Hit
no

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guard challengers—including a deadly duel—while falling for his vanquished opponent’s daughter. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.

Sanshiro Sugata (1943), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Denjirō Ōkōchi
  • Susumu Fujita
  • Yukiko Todoroki
  • Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
  • Takashi Shimura
  • Ranko Hanai
  • Sugisaku Aoyama
  • Ichirō Sugai
  • Yoshio Kosugi
  • Kokuten Kōdō

Crew

  • Akira Mimura — Director of Photography
  • Akira Kurosawa — Editor
  • Toshio Goto — Editor
  • Seiichi Suzuki — Original Music Composer
  • Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

  1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
  3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
  4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
  5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
  6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

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