Sugata Sanširó
Japan,
1943, 80 min
Screenplay:
黒澤明Cast:
Susumu Fujita, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Yukiko Todoroki, Takashi Shimura, 菅井一郎, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Yoshio Kosugi, Kokuten KôdôPlots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)