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The film is about [[Sugata Sanshiro|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]].
The film is about [[Sugata Sanshiro|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]].


The film was re-released after the war; however, it was discovered that the film was missing 17 minutes. Today the lost footage has not yet been found.
The film was re-released after [[World War 2]]; however, it was discovered that the film was missing 17 minutes. Today the lost footage has not yet been found.


==External links ==
==External links ==

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Sanshiro Sugata
File:Sugatasanshiro.jpg
Directed byAkira Kurosawa
Written byAkira Kurosawa
Tomita Tsuneo
Produced byKeiji Matsuzaki
StarringDenjirô Ôkôchi
Susumu Fujita
Yukiko Todoroki
Takashi Shimura
Music bySeiichi Suzuki
Distributed byToho Company Ltd.
Release date
25 March 1943
Running time
80 min. / original: 97 min.
LanguageJapanese
Budget?

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.

The film was re-released after World War 2; however, it was discovered that the film was missing 17 minutes. Today the lost footage has not yet been found.

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