Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎 Sugata Sanshirō; aka Judo Saga) is a 1943 film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on a novel by Tomita Tsuneo .
The film is about Sugata Sanshirō (known in the English-language version of the film in Western order, Sanshiro Sugata). Set in 1882, it deals with the foundation of Judo and its conflict with jujutsu.
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