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Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Most recently watched by sleestakk
Overview
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.
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