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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Japan Criterion judo martial arts challenge

All movies seen on 01/20/2025

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Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Drama | Action

Overview

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.

Length 80 minutes

Actors

Denjirô Ôkôchi | Susumu Fujita | Yukiko Todoroki | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Takashi Shimura | Ranko Hanai | Sugisaku Aoyama | Ichirô Sugai | Yoshio Kosugi | Kokuten Kôdô | Michisaburo Segawa | Akitake Kôno | Sôji Kiyokawa | Kunio Mita | Akira Nakamura | Eisaburo Sakauchi | Hajime Hikari | Ichirô Ryûzaki

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Love babyface Susumu Fajita and how he whips Takashi Shimura’s ass.

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