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Samurai Rebellion
1967
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.
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.
Denjirō ŌkōchiShogoro Yano
Susumu FujitaSanshiro Sugata
Yukiko TodorokiSayo Murai
Ryūnosuke TsukigataGennosuke Higaki
Takashi ShimuraHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Ranko HanaiOsumi Kodana
Ichirō SugaiPolice Chief Mishima
Yoshio KosugiMaster Saburo Kodama
Kokuten KōdōBuddhist Priest
Akitake KōnoYoshima Dan
Sōji KiyokawaYujiro Toda
Ichirō RyūzakiMonma's pupil (uncredited)
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