Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
Original title: 姿三四郎
Sugata Sanshiro is a 1977 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto, with a running time of 2h 23m. It stars Tomokazu Miura, Kumiko Akiyoshi and Tatsuya Nakadai.
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.
Cast
- Tomokazu Miura as Sanshiro Sugata
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Otomi Murai
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Yano
- Atsuo Nakamura as Gennosuke Higaki
- Jirô Chiba as Tesshin Higaki
- Hiroshi Miyauchi as Gensaburo Higaki
- Ai Kanzaki as Takako Minamikoji
- Ichirō Nakatani as Saburo Monma
- Yuko Asano as Osumi Monma
- Mitsuko Kusabue as Osen
- Kyôko Kishida as Omon
- Kunie Tanaka as Yasuyoshi