Sanshiro Sugata
Original title: Sugata Sanshirô
1943 · 1 h 19 min
Cast
Susumu FujitaCredits
Written by: 
Akira Kurosawa
Plot
His first film, about a young man who becomes a judo master.
Sinekatalog’s take
Akira Kurosawa's debut follows a young man becoming a judo master in 1880s Japan. Kinetic and confident, with remarkable fight choreography and a spiritual bent, it shows the master's talent from the start.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (6,370 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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