Judo Icchokusen

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.

Director

Atsuo Okunaka,Katsuhiko Taguchi,Minoru Yamada,近藤一美,Tsuneo Kobayashi,Itaru Orita,Yoshiharu Tomita

Writers

Mamoru Sasaki,Shunichi Yukimuro,Tatsuo Takahashi,Shozo Uehara