The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.

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Main Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai, Sugisaku Aoyama, Ichirō Sugai, Yoshio Kosugi, Kokuten Kōdō

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writer: Akira Kurosawa

Editors: Akira Kurosawa, Toshio Goto

Cinematographer: Akira Mimura

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