The read
The series ran 1 season across 92 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
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Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 92 ep1969 |
Key crew
- Mamoru SasakiScreenplay
- Shozo UeharaScreenplay
- Shunichi YukimuroScreenplay
- Tatsuo TakahashiScreenplay
- 細川すみScreenplay
- Tsuneo KobayashiDirector
- Yoshiharu TomitaDirector
- Itaru OritaDirector
- Atsuo OkunakaDirector
- Katsuhiko TaguchiDirector
- Minoru YamadaDirector
- 近藤一美Director
Cast
- Kenichi Sakuragi一条直也
- Hideo Takamatsu車周作
- Kyoko Yoshizawa高原美纪
- 藤江喜幸高原三平
- Kazuko Aoki一条登美
- Fuyukichi Maki岚老师
- Yūsaku Matsuda青叶中学柔道部员
- Masahiko Arima大杉道场师范
- Tetsuya Yamaoka大山倍达
- Ikki Kajiwara路过的侠客（原作者客串）
- Minoru Shiraki龙星中学柔道部前辈
- Takeshi Sasaki风祭右京
Stills
Themes
judohigh school