Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Yoshimi Iwasaki
Otomi Murai (voice)
Hideki Saijo
Sanshiro Sugata (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Gennosuke Higaki (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Shogoro Yano (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)
Youichi Miyagawa
Hansuke Murai (voice)
Osamu Kato
Saburo Monma (voice)
Rihoko Yoshida
Takako (voice)
Enjou Sanyuutei
Narrator (voice)
Hiroko Maruyama
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Kenichi Ogata
Frequently Asked Questions
Sanshiro the Judoist was released on June 8, 1981.
The runtime of Sanshiro the Judoist is 1h 10m.
Sanshiro the Judoist is a Action, Animation movie.
Sanshiro the Judoist is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Sanshiro the Judoist was directed by Yasumi Mikamoto.
The main cast of Sanshiro the Judoist includes Yoshimi Iwasaki, Hideki Saijo, Chikao Ohtsuka.
Sanshiro the Judoist is originally in Japanese.