

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
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Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Shogoro Yano

Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
Akitake Kōno
Genzaburo Higaki

Yukiko Todoroki
Sayo

Sōji Kiyokawa
Yujiro Toda

Masayuki Mori
Yoshima Dan

Seiji Miyaguchi
Kohei Tsuzaki
Ko Ishida
Daisuburo Hidarimonji
Ko Yamamuro

Kokuten Kōdō
Buddhist Priest Saiduchi

Ichirō Sugai
Yoshizo Fubiki
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