Drama /

Score: 66%( 129 votes )

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.

Cast:

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano

Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata

Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki

Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father

Ranko Hanai
Osumi Kodana

Sugisaku Aoyama
Tsunetami Iimura

Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima

Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama

Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest

Michisaburō Segawa
Wada

Akitake Kōno
Yoshima Dan

Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda

Kunio Mita
Kohei Tsuzaki

Akira Nakamura
Toranosuki Niiseki

Eisaburo Sakauchi
Nemoto

Ko Yamamuro
Torakichi

Ichirō Ryūzaki
Monma's pupil (uncredited)