Sugata Sanshirou

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Sanshiro the Judoist

Japanese

姿三四郎

English

Judo Story

Information

Type

TV Special

Aired

Jun 8, 1981

Episodes

Duration

1 hr 12 min

Studios

Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Novel

Rating

PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genres

Sports

Themes

Martial Arts

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

9260

Score

6.11

Scored by

470

Popularity

13102

Members

1314

Favorites

External Links

AniDB ANN Sugata Sanshirou

Synopsis

In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival. Based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita, which was adapted into a 1943 movie by young Akira Kurosawa. (Source: AniDB)