
The Birth of Judo
1955, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Mori.
Centered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 April 1955
- Original title
- 風雪講道館
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Yasumi
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The Birth of Judo runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Birth of Judo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Birth of Judo?
The Birth of Judo (1955) was directed by Kazuo Mori and stars Kenji Sugawara, Akiko Shirokawa, Koji Tsuruta.