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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.

Creator

Ikki Kajiwara

Directors

Tsuneo Kobayashi,Atsuo Okunaka,Minoru Yamada,Yoshiharu Tomita

Writers

Tatsuo Takahashi,細川すみ,Shunichi Yukimuro,Mamoru Sasaki

Producers

斉藤頼照,Yoji Hashimoto,Tōru Hirayama