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.
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Cast
Yoshimi Iwasaki
as Otomi Murai (voice)
Hideki Saijo
as Sanshiro Sugata (voice)
Hideki Saijo was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song "Y.M.C.A.," called "Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called "N...
Chikao Ohtsuka
as Gennosuke Higaki (voice)
From Wikipedia:
Chikao Ohtsuka (大塚 周夫) was a Japanese voice actor. He was most known for the roles of Captain Hook (Peter Pan no Bōken), Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races & Dastardly and Muttley in Their F...
Nachi Nozawa
as Shogoro Yano (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
as Kinnosuke Natsume (voice)
Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山 邦親, Tomiyama Kunichika, October 31, 1938 – September 25, 1995), better known by his stage name Kei Tomiyama (富山 敬, Tomiyama Kei), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator...
Osamu Kato
as Saburo Monma (voice)
Director
Yasumi Mikamoto