Sanshiro the Judoist
70 mins
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.
Youichi Miyagawa
Hansuke Murai (voice)
Osamu Kato
Saburo Monma (voice)
Fumio Kōnami
Screenplay
Kiyohide Ohara
Screenplay
Keiju Ishikawa
Original Music Composer
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Animation Director
Hirokata Takahashi
Director of Photography
Toshiyuki Hiruma
Assistant Director
Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi
Editor
Tatsuo Ikeuchi
Producer
Eiichi Kubota
Producer
Masazumi Matsumiya
Art Direction
Yasumi Mikamoto
Director