A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guard challengers—including a deadly duel—while falling for his vanquished opponent’s daughter. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.
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| Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Editing | Toshio Goto | Editor |
| Sound | Tomohisa Higuchi | Sound |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
| Production | Keiji Matsuzaki | Producer |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Directing | Seki Nakamura | Assistant Director |
| Art | Masao Tozuka | Art Direction |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma | Lighting Technician |