Action ·Animation · Japan · 1981 · 1h 10m

Sanshiro the Judoist

姿三四郎

Sanshiro the Judoist poster
Director
Yasumi Mikamoto
Cast
Yoshimi Iwasaki as Otomi Murai (voice) Hideki Saijo as Sanshiro Sugata (voice) Chikao Ohtsuka as Gennosuke Higaki (voice) Nachi Nozawa as Shogoro Yano (voice) Kei Tomiyama as Kinnosuke Natsume (voice) Youichi Miyagawa as Hansuke Murai (voice)
Crew
Hirokata Takahashi — Director of Photography Masatoshi Tsurubuchi — Editor Keiju Ishikawa — Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami — Screenplay Kiyohide Ohara — Screenplay Tsuneo Tomita — Novel
Synopsis

In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or booksportsjudocombat
Key Collaborators
Yasumi Mikamoto Director Hirokata Takahashi Director of Photography Masatoshi Tsurubuchi Editor Keiju Ishikawa Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Kiyohide Ohara Screenplay Tsuneo Tomita Novel Yutaka Fujioka Producer Eiichi Kubota Producer Tatsuo Ikeuchi Producer
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