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Sanshiro Sugata

6.51943 · 1h 19m

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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. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.

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Status: Released
Release date: March 25, 1943
Runtime: 1h 19m
Original language: JA
Original title: 姿三四郎

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