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Sanshiro Sugata

姿三四郎 (original)

Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu. Starring Susumu Fujita as the title character, Sanshiro Sugata is a thrilling martial arts action tale, but it's also a moving story of moral education that's quintessential Kurosawa.

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Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu. Starring Susumu Fujita as the title character, Sanshiro Sugata is a thrilling martial arts action tale, but it's also... Read more

Watch "Sanshiro Sugata" from streaming services Criterion Channel, filmboxlive (Prime), Plex Free released in 1943. It's a action & adventure and drama movie, and has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

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