Susumu Fujita
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Sanshiro Sugata (Japanese: 姿三四郎, Hepburn: Sugata Sanshirō, a.k.a. Judo Saga) is a 1943 Japanese martial arts drama film and the directorial debut of the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa.
- Seiichi Suzuki
- Toho Studios
- Keiji Matsuzaki
Apr 28, 1974 · A young man learns judo and life lessons from a master in this 1943 action drama. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, quotes, and more for this classic film.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1974-04-28
A 1943 martial arts drama about a young judo student's moral education and rivalry with a jujitsu master. Learn more about the film, its director, and its place in Kurosawa's career on the Criterion Channel.
- Shogoro Yano
Sanshiro Sugata (Susumu Fujita) wants to learn jujitsu. But after he witnesses the power of judo firsthand, he abandons his jujitsu training to study with judo master Shogoro Yano (Denjirô...
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- Susumu Fujita
- Akira Kurosawa
- Drama, Action
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Feb 17, 2023 · Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Narratively, the film follows the fairly familiar formula of a martial arts movie as a conflict develops between the traditionalist fighting style of jujutsu and that of judo, which incorporates the spiritual element that becomes central to Sanshiro’s journey to manhood.
Sanshiro Sugata: Directed by Seiichirô Uchikawa. With Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Eiji Okada, Takashi Shimura. The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo.
