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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai
Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Director), Keiji Matsuzaki (Producer), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Masao Tozuka (Art Direction), Seki Nakamura (Assistant Director), Tsuneo Tomita (Novel)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 25, 1943
IMDb: 4.462
Keywords:jujitsu, partially lost film