Sanshiro Sugata

You train in judo, seeking purpose and strength. But your teacher emphasizes the spiritual over the physical. Local jujitsu masters challenge your dojo. A fight looms. Uchikawa's black-and-white photography, reminiscent of Kurosawa, lingers on the tension between Sanshiro’s ambition and his master’s wisdom. The film finds transcendence in discipline.

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Seiichiro Uchikawa directed Sanshiro Sugata in 1965. See Seiichiro Uchikawa's full filmography, where to start with Seiichiro Uchikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Seiichiro Uchikawa.

Sanshiro Sugata was released in 1965 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 159 minutes.