Judo Icchokusen

Original title: 柔道一直線

• 1969 –1971
• •
• Ended

• Drama

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.

Created by

Ikki Kajiwara

Seasons

1

Episodes

92

First aired

Jun 22, 1969

Networks

TBS

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan