Judo Icchokusen (1969)
Drama
Overview
Based on the manga by Ikki Kajiwara, with art by Shinji Nagashima and Yuzuru Saito. After his father dies following defeat at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Naoya Ichijo meets the mysterious judoka Shusaku Kuruma and becomes his disciple, mastering special techniques such as the "Jigoku-guruma" (Hell Wheel) and "Ebi-guruma" (Shrimp Wheel) while fighting rivals and foreign judoka on the way to becoming a top judoka.
Cast
- Kenichi Sakuragi as Naoya Ichijo
- Hideo Takamatsu as Shusaku Kuruma
- Kyoko Yoshizawa as Miki Takahara
- 藤江喜幸 as Sanpei Takahara
- Kazuko Aoki as Tome Ichijo
- Fuyukichi Maki as Arashi-sensei
- Yūsaku Matsuda as Aoba Chugaku Judo Buin
- Masahiko Arima as Osugi Dojo Shihan
- Tetsuya Yamaoka as Masutatsu Oyama
- Ikki Kajiwara as Torisugari no Kyokaku