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.
Muga Takewaki
Sanshiro Sugata
Nana Ozaki
Joji Takagi
Gennosuke Higaki
Meichō Soganoya
Kohji Moritsugu
Yujiro Toda
Yūji Hori
Hansuke Murai
Fumiko Sakakibara
Osumi
Kunio Kaga
Saburo Monma
Mari Shiraki
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Inspector Mishima
Jiro Takagi
Tadaomi Ozawa
Yoshimaro Dan
Tetsuya Oshita
Kohei Tsuzaki
Eiji Muto
Master Iinuma
Kōji Takahashi
Shogoro Yano
Koken Kimura
Art Direction
Kunio Watanabe
Writer
Mizuhiko Iinuma
Lighting Technician
Masanori Tsujii
Editor
Tsuneo Tomita
Original Story
Director
Hiroshi Nishimae
Director of Photography
Koichi Enatsu
Production Supervisor
Susumu Yasuda
Sound Recordist
Yutaka Makino
Original Music Composer
