Overview
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.
Cast
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Shogoro Yano
- Susumu Fujita as Sanshiro Sugata
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother
- Akitake Kōno as Genzaburo Higaki
- Yukiko Todoroki as Sayo
- Sōji Kiyokawa as Yujiro Toda
- Masayuki Mori as Yoshima Dan
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Kohei Tsuzaki
- Ko Ishida as Daisuburo Hidarimonji
- Ko Yamamuro