Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.

Directed by: Seiichirô Uchikawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Runtime: 159 minutes
Tagline: Judo Saga
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Cast:
Yūzō Kayama Yūzō Kayama
Sanshiro Sugata 
Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
Shogoro Yano 
Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki
Genshiro 
Eiji Okada Eiji Okada
Gennosuke / Tesshin 
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura
Mishima 
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Also known as:
  • Judo Saga
  • Sanshiro Sugata
  • La leyenda del judo
  • Saga o judo