# Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

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**Original title**: *姿三四郎*
**Runtime**: 80 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Akira Kurosawa
**Written by**: Akira Kurosawa
**Starring**: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Braveheart without the war, just the wrath—set in Meiji-era dojos. A brawler trades street fights for judo’s code, clashing with tradition and his own temper. Young Kurosawa’s camera stays low, close, hungry, turning throws and stances into silent reckonings.

**Mood tags**: raw, tender

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