Sugata Sanshirou

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Type: Fall 2022 Anime

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Plot Summary: n 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; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival. Based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita, which was adapted into a 1943 movie by young Akira Kurosawa.

Genre: Action Martial-arts Sports

Released: 1981

Status: Completed Anime

Other name: Sugata Sanshirou / Sanshiro the Judoist / 姿三四郎 / Judo Story /