Dawn of Judo (姿三四郎) 54 years old

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

Credits

Dawn of Judo Cast

Name Character
Koji Moritsugu He was 27, now 81 years old as Yujiro Toda
Kōji Takahashi He was 35, now 89 years old as Shogoro Yano
Joji Takagi as Gennosuke Higaki
Mari Shiraki She was 33, now 87 years old
Yûji Hori He was 47, 56 years old when he died as Hansuke Murai
Jiro Takagi He was 42, now 96 years old
Ichirô Ryûzaki as Inspector Mishima

Dawn of Judo Crew

Name Department
Masanori Tsujii as Editor. Editing
Tsuneo Tomita as Original Story. He was 66 (63) years old when He died Writing
Kunio Watanabe as Director. He was 71 (82) years old when He died Directing
Kunio Watanabe as Writer. He was 71 (82) years old when He died Writing
Dawn of Judo (54 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 25, 1970
  • Runtime: 88 minutes