Sanshiro the Judoist

Year: 1981

Runtime: 70 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Yasumi Mikamoto

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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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