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Where to Watch 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.
AnimationAction 70 min
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Cast
- Yoshimi Iwasaki as Otomi Murai (voice)
- Hideki Saijo as Sanshiro Sugata (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Gennosuke Higaki (voice)
- Nachi Nozawa as Shogoro Yano (voice)
- Kei Tomiyama as Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)