Film
Sanshiro the Judoist
1981· 1h 10m· Action· Animation
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.
1981-06-08
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Key Crew
DirectorYasumi Mikamoto
ScreenplayFumio Kōnami
ProducerEiichi Kubota
Director of PhotographyHirokata Takahashi
Original Music ComposerKeiju Ishikawa
EditorMasatoshi Tsurubuchi
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Details
Released1981-06-08
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased
StudiosTokyo Movie Shinsha
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Original languageja