

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.
Created by Ikki Kajiwara
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June 22, 1969
1 · 92 episodes
Japanese

Kenichi Sakuragi
Naoya Ichijo

Hideo Takamatsu
Shusaku Kuruma

Kyoko Yoshizawa
Miki Takahara
藤江喜幸
Sanpei Takahara
Kazuko Aoki
Tome Ichijo
Fuyukichi Maki
Arashi-sensei

Yūsaku Matsuda
Aoba Chugaku Judo Buin
Masahiko Arima
Osugi Dojo Shihan

Tetsuya Yamaoka
Masutatsu Oyama

Ikki Kajiwara
Torisugari no Kyokaku
Minoru Shiraki
Ryusei Chugaku Judo Bu Senpai

Takeshi Sasaki
Ukyo Kazamatsuri

Sonny Chiba
Ken Washio

Masaomi Kondo
Shingo Yuki

Tōru Abe
Kimura

Nobuo Tanaka
Nareta
Masanobu Hodaka
Torao Daigoji
Hajime Kubo
Ichijo Naoya no Chichi