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Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Akira Kurosawa
Writer : Akira Kurosawa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko Hanai
Ranko Hanai
Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama
Sugisaku Aoyama
Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Police Chief Mishima
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Master Saburo Kodama
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest
Michisaburo Segawa
Michisaburo Segawa
Wada
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Yoshima Dan
Sōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda
Kunio Mita
Kunio Mita
Kohei Tsuzaki
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura
Toranosuki Niiseki
Eisaburo Sakauchi
Eisaburo Sakauchi
Nemoto
Ko Yamamuro
Ko Yamamuro
Torakichi
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Monma's pupil (uncredited)

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Tsuneo Tomita
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Keiji Matsuzaki
Keiji Matsuzaki
Producer
Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Akira Mimura
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Toshio Gotô
Toshio Gotô
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Masao Tozuka
Masao Tozuka
Art Direction
Seki Nakamura
Seki Nakamura
Assistant Director
Tomohisa Higuchi
Tomohisa Higuchi
Sound
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Masaki Ônuma
Masaki Ônuma
Lighting Technician

Trailers and other movies

Observations on Film Art: David Bordwell on SANSHIRO SUGATA

Posters and backgrounds

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