Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
姿三四郎
ThumbScore
👍 83%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi as Shogoro Yano
Susumu Fujita as Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki as Sayo Murai
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki
Ranko Hanai as Osumi Kodana
Sugisaku Aoyama as Tsunetami Iimura
Ichirō Sugai as Police Chief Mishima
Is Sanshiro Sugata good?
Most people think so. 83% audience score, estimated from 150 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
