Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
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.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
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Tomokazu Miura as Sanshiro Sugata |
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Kumiko Akiyoshi as Otomi Murai |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Yano |
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Atsuo Nakamura as Gennosuke Higaki |
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Jirô Chiba as Tesshin Higaki |
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Hiroshi Miyauchi as Gensaburo Higaki |
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Ai Kanzaki as Takako Minamikoji |
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Ichirō Nakatani as Saburo Monma |
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Yuko Asano as Osumi Monma |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Osen |
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Kyôko Kishida as Omon |
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Kunie Tanaka as Yasuyoshi |
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Shin Kishida as Daisuke Origuchi |
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Hironori Sakuma as Toranosuke Nīzeki |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as Wholesaler |
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Jun Tazaki as Michitsune Mishima |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa as Police officer |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Village chief |
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Daigo Kusano as "Tatsumi" master |
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Kazuhiro Fukuzaki as Tome |
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Katsumi Muramatsu as Lieutenant of military police |
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Masanobu Oki as Hatta |
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Shinji Ogawa as Senkichi |
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Fujio Tokita as Tenmei Haraguchi |
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Setsuko Kawaguchi as Nurse |
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Shinsuke Ashida as Mitsuyasu Minamikoji |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Iinuma |
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Hisaya Morishige as Osho |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Murai |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Camera | Daisaku Kimura | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kihachi Okamoto | Director |
| Production | Ichirō Ikeda | Producer |
| Writing | Kihachi Okamoto | Writer |
| Art | Iwao Akune | Production Design |
| Writing | Yasuko Miyazaki | Writer |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |