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.
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Tomokazu Miura
Sanshiro Sugata
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Kihachi Okamoto Director · Yasuko Miyazaki Writer Tsuneo Tomita Author
First release October 29, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Original title 姿三四郎
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
姿三四郎
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
December 1, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
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