MOVIE
Sanshiro Sugata
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.
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Sanshiro Sugata in its release era
Released in 1943, Sanshiro Sugata sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1943-03-25
- TMDB score
- 6.5/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- TOHO
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Topicsbased on novel or bookjudojujitsupartially lost filmadaptation