Information
- Episode: 1
- Duration: 1 hr. 12 min.
- Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
- Release: SPRING 1981
action based on a novel combat combat sport hand to hand combat historical judo male protagonist martial arts novel sports time skip
Sugata Sanshirou
Rating: 6.03
Alternative Titles
Judo Saga, Judo Story, Sanshiro the Judoist, Sugata Sanshiro, Sugata Sanshirō, 姿三四郎
Description
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