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Sanshiro the Judoist

0 %|Jun 8, 1981|Action, Animation

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.

Featured Crew

Fumio Kōnami
Screenplay
Kazuhiko Kato
Character Designer
Hirokata Takahashi
Director of Photography
Yutaka Fujioka
Producer
Keiju Ishikawa
Original Music Composer
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Animation Director
Kiyohide Ohara
Screenplay

Cast

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Yoshimi Iwasaki
Otomi Murai (voice)
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Hideki Saijo
Sanshiro Sugata (voice)
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Chikao Ohtsuka
Gennosuke Higaki (voice)
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Nachi Nozawa
Shogoro Yano (voice)
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Kei Tomiyama
Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)
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Youichi Miyagawa
Hansuke Murai (voice)
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Osamu Kato
Saburo Monma (voice)
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Rihoko Yoshida
Takako (voice)
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Enjou Sanyuutei
Narrator (voice)