Sanshiro the Judoist

Action, Animation · 1981

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.

Starring

Tsuneo Tomita, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Yutaka Fujioka, Kazuhiko Kato, Hideki Saijô, Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi, Chikao Ohtsuka, Nachi Nozawa, Hirokata Takahashi, Tsuneo Tomita, Kei Tomiyama

Director

Yasumi Mikamoto