Tsuneo Tomita

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One night he tried to stop a young man who had a beautiful sword on his belt and fought him, but he could not win. Knowing that this young man Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is looking for an opportunity to overthrow the Heike clan, Benkei asks him to let him join him.

In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.

In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.

Remake de los dos filmes sobre "la leyenda del gran Judo" de Akira Kurosawa, filmados en 1942 y 1945.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

Japanese drama film and Setsuko Miyuki's film debut.

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Sanshiro Sugata tiene que enfrentarse a nuevos retos y luchar contra adversarios cada vez más difíciles, pero no por ello dejará de aprender, a través de las artes marciales, una filosofía que le permitirá orientar su vida.

1883, a principios de la era Meijii. Sanshiro Sugata es discípulo de Shogoro Yano, un maestro de judo. A lo largo de su aprendizaje y de sus combates aprenderá los principios y valores primordiales de una filosofía que le permitira guiar sus pasos en la vida.