The Judo Champ (1958)
When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay. His Judo teacher has died and his brother, Ryota, and the teacher's only daughter, Akiko, are greatly disturbed by Zanba, who intends to use the school for teaching the Ryukyu art of Karate.
Director:
Hiroshi Edagawa
Writers:
Kiichi Ishii, Kenrō Matsuura.
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Kenji Sugawara as |
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Ayako Wakao as |
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Hideo Takamatsu as |
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Michiko Ono as |
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Jirō Tamiya as (as Gorō Shibata) |
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Ryūji Shinagawa as |
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Atsuko Kindaichi as |
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Tatsuo Hanabu as |
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Kiyoko Hirai as |
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Mantarō Ushio as |
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Kichijirō Ueda as |
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Manabu Morita as |
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Shizuo Chūjō as |
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Jun Osanai as |
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Shunji Tsuda as |
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Chieko Murata as |
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Tamae Kiyokawa as |
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Munehiko Takada as |
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Ken Wakamatsu as |
| Directing | Hiroshi Edagawa | Director |
| Writing | Kiichi Ishii | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kenrō Matsuura | Screenplay |
| Production | Hidemasa Nagata | Producer |
| Sound | Mitsuo Kato | Music |
| Camera | Michio Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Atsuji Shibata | Art Direction |