"The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself."
Tomokazu Miura
as Sanshiro Sugata
Kumiko Akiyoshi
as Otomi Murai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Yano
Atsuo Nakamura
as Gennosuke Higaki
Jirô Chiba
as Tesshin Higaki
Hiroshi Miyauchi
as Gensaburo Higaki
Ai Kanzaki
as Takako Minamikoji
Ichirō Nakatani
as Saburo Monma
Yuko Asano
as Osumi Monma
Mitsuko Kusabue
as Osen
Kyôko Kishida
as Omon
Kunie Tanaka
as Yasuyoshi
Shin Kishida
as Daisuke Origuchi
Hironori Sakuma
as Toranosuke Nīzeki
Rinichi Yamamoto
as Wholesaler
Jun Tazaki
as Michitsune Mishima
Hiroshi Hasegawa
as Police officer
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Village chief
Daigo Kusano
as "Tatsumi" master
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki
as Tome
Katsumi Muramatsu
as Lieutenant of military police
Masanobu Oki
as Hatta
Shinji Ogawa
as Senkichi
Fujio Tokita
as Tenmei Haraguchi
Setsuko Kawaguchi
as Nurse
Shinsuke Ashida
as Mitsuyasu Minamikoji
Tetsuro Tamba
as Iinuma
Hisaya Morishige
as Osho
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Murai
Ichirō Ikeda
Producer
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Yasuko Miyazaki
Writer
Iwao Akune
Production Design
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer