Yawara! (1989)
Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
Director:
Kazuo Yoshida
Writer:
Ikuo Sekimoto
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Yui Asaka as Yawara inokuma |
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Keiju Kobayashi as Jigoro inokuma |
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Bunta Sugawara as Kumajiro inokuma |
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Hiroshi Abe as Kosaku matsuda |
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Reiko Hirayama as Fujiko |
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Akira Maeda as |
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Koji Ishizaka as |
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Yôsuke Naka as |
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Kōji Nakamoto as |
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Nobuhiko Takada as |
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Riki Takeuchi as Shinnosuke |
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Fujio Tokita as |
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Kaori Yamaguchi as Cameo |
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Yorie Yamashita as Sayaka |
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Yasuhiro Yamashita as |
| Writing | Ikuo Sekimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Naoki Urasawa | Comic Book |
| Directing | Kazuo Yoshida | Director |
