Sanshiro Sugata

Japanese: 姿三四郎 - すがた さんしろう
Sanshiro Sugata
The protagonist of the novel of the same name by Tomita Tsuneo.
At the age of 17 in the early Meiji period, he moved to Tokyo from Aizu and continued his training in judo at the Kodokan of Yano Shogoro, becoming one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Sanshiro is said to have been modeled on Saigo Shiro of the Kodokan. The work was published in 1942 and made into a film by Kurosawa Akira the following year, with Fujita Susumu playing the role.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
富田常雄の同名の小説の主人公。
明治初期17歳で会津(あいづ)から上京,矢野正五郎(しょうごろう)の紘道(こうどう)館で柔道の修業をつづけ四天王のひとりとなる。三四郎のモデルは講道館の西郷四郎とされる。作品は昭和17年に発表,翌年黒沢明により映画化され,藤田進が演じた。

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