Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
Unfortunately the movie Sanshiro Sugata is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Directing | Seiichiro Uchikawa | Director |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Sound | Koji Oshiumi | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Fukuzo Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Production | Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
| Camera | Daizo Tai | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Hiroshi Nezu | Production Manager |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |