Sanshiro the Judoist

Sanshiro the Judoist

70 mins | Action, Animation | June 8, 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.

Sanshiro the Judoist

70 mins | Action, Animation | June 8, 1981

Sanshiro the Judoist
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.
Producers Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original title 姿三四郎
Directors Yasumi Mikamoto, Toshiyuki Hiruma
Writers Kiyohide Ohara, Fumio Kōnami, Tsuneo Tomita

Cast

Yoshimi Iwasaki

as Otomi Murai (voice)

Hideki Saijô

as Sanshiro Sugata (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

as Gennosuke Higaki (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

as Shogoro Yano (voice)

Kei Tomiyama

as Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)

Youichi Miyagawa

as Hansuke Murai (voice)

Osamu Kato

as Saburo Monma (voice)

Rihoko Yoshida

as Takako (voice)

Enjou Sanyuutei

as Narrator (voice)