Watch Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Free Online

Release Date: 1943   Duration: 79 min

Cast: Sugisaku Aoyama, Takashi Shimura, Yukiko Todoroki, Kokuten Kodo, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Susumu Fujita, Ranko Hanai, Ichirô Sugai, Denjirô Ôkôchi

Categories: Movies, Japanese Movies, World cinema, Black-and-white, Sports film, Period piece, Martial Arts Film, Drama, Samurai cinema

Sanshiro Sugata was the directorial debut of the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1974. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Tsuneo Tomita, the son of prominent judoka Tsunejirō Tomita. It follows the story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn...  MORE

Sanshiro Sugata was the directorial debut of the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1974. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Tsuneo Tomita, the son of prominent judoka Tsunejirō Tomita. It follows the story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Saigō Shirō. The film is seen as an early example of Kurosawa's immediate grasp of the film-making process, and includes many of his directorial trademarks, such as the use of wipes, weather patterns as reflections of character moods, and abruptly changing camera speeds. The film itself was quite influential at the time, and has been remade on no less than five occasions. It spawned a sequel, Sanshiro Sugata Part II, which was released in 1945 and also directed by Kurosawa. LESS