Action Drama Adventure
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kohei Tsuzaki
Masayuki Mori
Yoshima Dan
Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata
Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano
Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo
Ichirō Sugai
Yoshizo Fubiki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
Osman Yusuf
American Sailor (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest Saiduchi
E.H. Eric
(uncredited)
Akitake Kōno
Genzaburo Higaki
Ko Ishida
Daisuburo Hidarimonji
Ko Yamamuro
Roy James
William Lister (uncredited)

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