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.
Unfortunately the movie Sanshiro Sugata is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Editing | Toshio Goto | Editor |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Production | Keiji Matsuzaki | Producer |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
| Art | Masao Tozuka | Art Direction |
| Directing | Seki Nakamura | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tomohisa Higuchi | Sound |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma | Lighting Technician |