故事围绕着年轻的杉田三四郎展开，他渴望学习柔道这门新技艺。一位睿智的老师向三四郎揭示，柔道不仅仅是一种格斗手段，也并非单纯的体能展示，而是一门能让人认识自我的艺术。

1945 Japanese movie

In 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 the comic by Makoto Kobayashi.

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