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.
Cast
Tomokazu Miura
Sanshiro Sugata
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Otomi Murai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yano
Atsuo Nakamura
Gennosuke Higaki
Jirô Chiba
Tesshin Higaki
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Gensaburo Higaki
Ai Kanzaki
Takako Minamikoji
Ichirō Nakatani
Saburo Monma
Yuko Asano
Osumi Monma
Mitsuko Kusabue
Osen
Kyôko Kishida
Omon
Kunie Tanaka
Yasuyoshi
Shin Kishida
Daisuke Origuchi
Hironori Sakuma
Toranosuke Nīzeki
Rinichi Yamamoto
Wholesaler
Jun Tazaki
Michitsune Mishima
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Police officer
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Village chief
Daigo Kusano
"Tatsumi" master
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki
Tome
Katsumi Muramatsu
Lieutenant of military police
Masanobu Oki
Hatta
Shinji Ogawa
Senkichi
Fujio Tokita
Tenmei Haraguchi
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Nurse
Shinsuke Ashida
Mitsuyasu Minamikoji
Tetsuro Tamba
Iinuma
Hisaya Morishige
Osho
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Murai
