Judo Icchokusen (1969)

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.

First aired

1969-06-22

Genres

Drama

Seasons

1 (92 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Ikki Kajiwara

Directed / written by

Mamoru Sasaki, Shozo Uehara, Shunichi Yukimuro, Tatsuo Takahashi