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Sanshiro the Judoist (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 70 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yasumi Mikamoto
- Starring
- Reizô Nomoto, Rihoko Yoshida, Yoku Shioya, Yusaku Yara, Kenichi Ogata, Chikao Ohtsuka
In 1882 Sanshirou comes to Tokyo looking for a worthy martial‑arts teacher. He meets Yano, a judo master who single‑handedly defeated thirty‑nine jujitsu opponents, and becomes his disciple. Sanshirou then falls for Sayo Murai, whose father trains police, while he must also confront Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his chief rival.
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