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    Sanshiro Sugata 1943 POSTER

    Sanshiro Sugata

    1943

    Japanese

    6.7

    ♡ 8

    80%

    65%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    jujitsu

    partially lost film

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Ryûnosuke Tsukigata Ryûnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki Ranko Hanai Ranko Hanai as Osumi Kodana Sugisaku Aoyama Sugisaku Aoyama as Tsunetami Iinuma Akitake Kôno Akitake Kôno as Yoshimaro Dan
    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.
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