Sanshiro Sugata tiene que enfrentarse a nuevos retos y luchar contra adversarios cada vez más difíciles, pero no por ello dejará de aprender, a través de las artes marciales, una filosofía que le permitirá orientar su vida.
Sanshiro has grown to become a respected judoka and a reference to the sport. A Karate master has grown resentful and wishes nothing but to confront the master to show the real power of his skill, by fighting to the death of any of them.