Where to Watch Sanshiro Sugata (1943) in the US

What it's about

Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, comes to the city to apprentice at a jujitsu school. His first night, he sees Yano in action, a master of judo, a more spiritual art, and he begs to be Yano's student. As the youth learns technique, he must also learn "satori," the calm acceptance of Nature's law. If he can balance strength and control, then judo may become the training regimen for the city's police, Sanshiro can gain respect from an old teacher in a jujitsu school, and he can win the hand of Sayo, that teacher's daughter, who is also sought by jujitsu's finest master, the implacable Higaki, who vows to kill Sanshiro in a midnight fight on a windswept mountainside.

Cast and crew

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Akira Kurosawa, Tsuneo Tomita

Starring

Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki

Details

Release date

Apr 28, 1974

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Where to Watch Sanshiro Sugata (1943) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Sanshiro Sugata in the United States?

Sanshiro Sugata is available with a subscription, free with ads, or free with a participating library card in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD) and Plex Player (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD).

Can I stream Sanshiro Sugata or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD).

Can I watch Sanshiro Sugata for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD) and Plex Player (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD).