Summary
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery-testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 54
IMDb5.9
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −25 min on the typical 108
typical 10883Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1945
May 3, 1945
81 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaAdventureLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 9 more14 people
- Denjirō ŌkōchiShogoro Yano
- Susumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
- Ryūnosuke TsukigataGennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
- Akitake KōnoGenzaburo Higaki
- Yukiko TodorokiSayo
- Sōji KiyokawaYujiro Toda
- Masayuki MoriYoshima Dan
- Seiji MiyaguchiKohei Tsuzaki
- KIKo IshidaDaisuburo Hidarimonji
Kokuten KōdōBuddhist Priest Saiduchi
Ichirō SugaiYoshizo Fubiki
Osman YusufAmerican Sailor (uncredited)- RJRoy JamesWilliam Lister (uncredited)
E.H. Eric(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Akira Kurosawa Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Tsuneo Tomita Novel
Production · 1
- Motohiko Itō Producer
Camera · 1
- Takeo Itō Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Yoshie Yaguchi Editor
Sound · 2
- Seiichi Suzuki Original Music Composer
- Shōji Kameyama Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Kazuo Kubo Production Design
Lighting · 1
- Chōshirō Ishii Lighting Technician
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GoodWatch score 53You're here
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