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28 April 1974 (USA)
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Sugata, a young man, struggles to learn the nuance and meaning of judo, and in doing so comes to learn something of the meaning of life. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Carl Rinsch to helm '47 Ronin'
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 17 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Akira Kurosawa: The Masterworks Blu-ray Disc Collection
(From Affenheimtheater. 19 June 2009, 10:27 AM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 17 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Akira Kurosawa: The Masterworks Blu-ray Disc Collection
(From Affenheimtheater. 19 June 2009, 10:27 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Denjirô Ôkôchi | ... | Shogoro Yano |
| Susumu Fujita | ... | Sanshiro Sugata |
| Yukiko Todoroki | ... | Sayo Murai |
| Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | ... | Gennosuke Higaki |
 | Takashi Shimura | ... | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father |
| Ranko Hanai | ... | Osumi Kodana |
| Sugisaku Aoyama | ... | Tsunetami Iimura |
| Ichirô Sugai | ... | Police Chief Mishima |
| Yoshio Kosugi | ... | Master Saburo Kodama |
| Kokuten Kôdô | ... | Buddhist Priest |
| Michisaburo Segawa | ... | Wada |
| Akitake Kôno | ... | Yoshima Dan |
| Sôji Kiyokawa | ... | Yujiro Toda |
| Kunio Mita | ... | Kohei Tsuzaki |
| Akira Nakamura | ... | Toranosuki Niiseki |
| Eisaburo Sakauchi | ... | Nemeto |
| Hajime Hikari | ... | Torakichi |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ichirô Ryûzaki | ... | Monma's pupil (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Akira Kurosawa | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Akira Kurosawa | writer | |
| Tsuneo Tomita | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Keiji Matsuzaki | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Seiichi Suzuki | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Akira Mimura | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Toshio Gotô | |||
| Akira Kurosawa | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Masao Tozuka | |||
Production Management | |||
| Jin Usami | .... | executive in charge of production | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Seki Nakamura | .... | assistant director | |
| Toshio Sugie | .... | chief assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Tsukasa Kondo | .... | art crew | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tomohisa Higuchi | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Masaki Onuma | .... | lighting technician | |
| Akira Otani | .... | still photographer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Toshio Gotô | .... | negative cutter | |
Other crew | |||
| Keishichi Ishiguro | .... | judo instructor | |
| Yukie Kikuchi | .... | script supervisor | |
| Kinnosuke Sato | .... | judo instructor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Toho Film Distributing Co. Ltd. (1943) (Japan) (theatrical)
- International Toho Co. Ltd. (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2006) (Japan) (TV)
- Criterion Collection, The (2009) (USA) (DVD)
- Criterion Collection, The (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Eclipse edition)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Toho Video (2009) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- WoWow (2012) (Japan) (TV)
- Toho Studios sound stages
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Sugata Sanshirô" - Japan (original title)
"Judo Saga" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
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"Judo Saga" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
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79 min | Japan:97 min (original version)
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When asked about his experience filming his debut movie, Akira Kurosawa said "I simply enjoyed it. I went to sleep each night looking forward eagerly to the next day's shooting, and there was absolutely nothing painful in the experience... the whole task was carried out with a feeling of ease."See more »
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Featured in Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV)See more »
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This film was Kurasawa's big splash. The story based on the legends of Shiro Sakata, Jigoro Kano's (the founder of Kodokan Judo) bad boy is told with the art that only Kurasawa could muster. Fantastic camera work, tense and controlled action and done when Japan was losing the war. The film was competently remade in the early 60's with Mifune and Koyama. But, Koyama could not capture the simple intensity of Fujita in the original title role. A great monument to one of the greatest directors of all times, this film must be seen more than once to be thoroughly enjoyed.