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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. AKA: Sugata Sanshiro || Judo Saga || Judo Story || Kurosawa's Judo Saga Director: Akira Kurosawa Released: 1943 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Keywords:  Japan / Japanese || Martial Arts || Romance

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HKFlix Says:	A look at the very beginning of Judo, and one man's struggle to prove Judo's superiority to the then-common Jujitsu. He learns more about himself while honing his skills.
Avg. Rating:	3.7 / 5 (based on 3 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	"Sanshiro Sugata" is the tale of the emergence of the fighting art of Judo in old Japan. Set in the late 19th century, the film follows a wayward young man, Sugata, and his quest for knowledge.
Overview:	Akira Kurosawa made his directorial debut with this exciting film set in the martial arts world of the late 19th century. Sugata, an inexperienced young fighter, becomes a judo pro under the guidance of a wise "sensei," or teacher. After becoming a master, he makes it his life's mission to convince everybody how much better the then-new martial arts form was compared to jujitsu. At the same time, he undergoes a quest for inner peace.
Cast:	Ryunosuke Tsukigata  ||  Akitake Kono  ||  Shoji Kiyokawa  ||  Kunio Mita  ||  Akira Nakamura  ||  Sugisaku Aoyama  ||  Kokuten Kodo  ||  Ichiro Sugai  ||  Susumu Fujita  ||  Ranko Hanai  ||  Yoshio Kosugi  ||  Denjiro Okochi  ||  Takashi Shimura  ||  Yukiko Todoroki (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	78 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
Distributor:	Mei Ah  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround