Movie

Sanshiro the Judoist

1981 1h 10m Released

ActionAnimation

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.

Cast

Yoshimi Iwasaki Otomi Murai (voice) Hideki Saijo Sanshiro Sugata (voice) Chikao Ohtsuka Gennosuke Higaki (voice) Nachi Nozawa Shogoro Yano (voice) Kei Tomiyama Kinnosuke Natsume (voice) Y Youichi Miyagawa Hansuke Murai (voice)