Sanshiro the Judoist (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.

Released June 8, 1981 70 min None+

Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.judo, tmdb.sports, tmdb.combat, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.anime-animation, aspectratio.1-33-1, imdb.hand-drawn-animation

Production Companies: Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese