Series, 1969–1971Ended
Judo Icchokusen
1 season, 92 episodes, 30 min avg., Japan
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.
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Hell Wheel Is Cool!Up next
Jun 22, 1969
02
The Disciple of the Hell Wheel
Jun 29, 1969
03
Demon Wheel, Devil Wheel, Tear Wheel
Jul 6, 1969
04
Naoya's Manji Wheel
Jul 13, 1969
05
Gust: The Red Moon Wheel
Jul 27, 1969
06
Charge! The Breaking Wheel
Aug 3, 1969
07
Deadly Two-Step Wheel
Aug 10, 1969
08
Onimaru's Flame Wheel
Aug 17, 1969
09
Naoya's Expulsion Wheel
Aug 24, 1969
10
Duel of Dragon and Tiger Wheel
Aug 31, 1969
11
Naoya the Crybaby's Wave Wheel
Sep 7, 1969
12
Ripping Wind: The Shrimp Wheel
Sep 14, 1969
13
Fresh Blood, the Wheel Overturned
Sep 21, 1969
14
Crash Against the Hard Path
Sep 28, 1969
15
Knock Daigoji Flying!
Oct 5, 1969
16
Smash the Demon of Kendo!
Smash the Demon of Kendo!
Oct 12, 1969
17
Throw Akatsuki Asahi!
Throw Akatsuki Asahi!
Oct 19, 1969
18
Win! Win! Win!
Win! Win! Win!
Oct 26, 1969
19
Burn! The Immortal Phoenix
Nov 2, 1969
20
Beat the Bar-Lock Sumo!
Nov 9, 1969
21
Tear Off the Red Mask!
Nov 16, 1969
22
Break the Chain Staff!
Nov 23, 1969
23
Drop Dead, Daigoji!
Nov 30, 1969
24
Strike Down Judo Satan!
Dec 7, 1969
25
Take On the Jaguar Throw!
Dec 14, 1969
26
Break the Megaton Throw!
Dec 21, 1969
27
Kuruma Shusaku, Fight Me!
Dec 28, 1969
28
The Prodigy! Kumano Taro
Jan 4, 1970
29
Reversal! The Two-Step Throw
Jan 11, 1970
30
Deadly! The Aerial Two-Step Throw
Jan 18, 1970
31
Black Boxer Sammy Jaguar
Jan 25, 1970
32
The Dreadful Black Punch
Feb 1, 1970
33
Showdown at Susuki Plain
Feb 8, 1970
34
The Dragon of the Second Judo Club
Feb 15, 1970
35
Two-Step Throw vs. Rock Crusher
Feb 22, 1970
36
A Man's Tearful Two-Step Throw
Mar 1, 1970
37
The One-Armed Match of Friendship
Mar 8, 1970
38
The Great Technique: Osorezan
Mar 15, 1970
39
Naoya, Ryu and Kazamatsuri
Mar 22, 1970
40
Farewell, Demon Wheel
Mar 29, 1970
41
Wild Eagle, Spread Your Wings! — What Is High School?
Apr 5, 1970
42
Leap Over Hell! — What Is Conquering Yourself?
Apr 12, 1970
43
The Deadly Phoenix — What Is Defeating Your Enemy?
Apr 19, 1970
44
Ukyo, Fight Me! — What Is the Way of Judo?
Apr 26, 1970
45
Firebird, Burn Your Wings! — What Is a Master?
May 3, 1970
46
A Demon's Judo — What Is 'Soft Overcomes Hard'?
May 10, 1970
47
Stand Alone in the Wilderness — What Is Concentration?
May 17, 1970
48
Death Match of Dragon and Tiger — What Is Battle?
May 24, 1970
49
Deadly Mounted Reversal! — What Is a Friend of the Heart?
May 31, 1970
50
Daigoji Torao Appears — What Is Returning to Your Roots?
Jun 7, 1970
51
Go, My Friend! — What Is Manliness?
Go, My Friend! — What Is Manliness?
Jun 14, 1970
52
Come On, Daigoji! — What Is 'Cool'?
Jun 21, 1970
53
The Dreaded Hell Wheel — What Is the Way of Competition?
Jun 28, 1970
54
The Sakuragaoka Black Belt Five — What Is Teamwork?
Jul 5, 1970
55
Wheel Reversal, the Judo Swan — What Is a Coward?
Jul 12, 1970
56
Duel: Takabane High Sharks — What Is Responsibility?
Jul 26, 1970
57
Great Technique: The Mutsu Hurricane — What Is Friendship Between Men?
Aug 2, 1970
58
Clash! Don't Cry, Mikippe — What Is Friendship Between a Man and a Woman?
Aug 9, 1970
59
Fighting Spirit: Judo Double-Header — What Is True Unity?
Aug 16, 1970
60
Showdown: U-Turn to Akatsuki — What Is Parent and Child?
Aug 23, 1970
61
Deadly Technique: Kickoff to the Flying Dragon — What Is the Love of Master and Disciple?
Aug 30, 1970
62
Night Before the Showdown: Judo Jamboree — What Is Youth?
Sep 6, 1970
63
Match: Black Belt Fight — What Is a Rival?
Sep 13, 1970
64
Explosion! Judo Mate — What Is Helping One Another?
Sep 20, 1970
65
The Hell Wheel, a Rolling Receive — What Is True Victory?
Sep 27, 1970
66
Attack the Great Eruption Throw — What Is Guts?
Oct 4, 1970
67
Vacuum Throw, High Jump — What Is a Loser?
Oct 11, 1970
68
The Demon Wheel and the Kodokan — What Is Confidence?
Oct 18, 1970
69
My Judo, Your Judo — What Is a Man's Farewell?
Oct 25, 1970
70
The Demon Wheel, Straight Ahead — What Is a Man's Path?
Nov 1, 1970
71
Expelled From the Judo Club? — What Is Solitude?
Nov 8, 1970
72
Kuruma Shusaku, Fight Me! — What Is True Master and Disciple?
Nov 15, 1970
73
The Road to Hell — What Is Your Own Path?
Nov 22, 1970
74
Episode 74
Nov 29, 1970
75
Today's Battle — What Are Club Activities?
Dec 6, 1970
76
Deadly Technique: Heaven-and-Earth Whirlpool — What Is a Fighting Heart?
Dec 13, 1970
77
Vacuum Throw, Aerial Somersault — What Is a Gentle Heart?
Dec 20, 1970
78
Break It! The Great Eruption Throw — What Is Knowing Your Enemy?
Dec 27, 1970
79
Awakening! The Vacuum Two-Step Throw — What Is Fighting Spirit?
Jan 3, 1971
80
Deadly Technique: Manji Collapse — What Is Living Together?
Jan 10, 1971
81
Beat the True Self-Sacrifice Yamabiko — What Is Endurance?
Jan 17, 1971
82
The Dreadful Scorpion Drop — What Are the Rules?
Jan 24, 1971
83
Reversal: The Jumbo Throw — What Is Harmony Among People?
Jan 31, 1971
84
A Sad Spring Journey — What Is a Man's Tears?
Feb 7, 1971
85
Sakuragaoka No.1 — What Is a Man's Contest?
Feb 14, 1971
86
Showdown! The Blizzard Pass — What Is a Man's Pride?
Feb 21, 1971
87
Ichijo Being Ichijo — What Is Fighting Spirit?
Feb 28, 1971
88
Explosion! The Straight-Line Throw — What Is a True Father?
Mar 7, 1971
89
The National Championship Begins — What Is the Individual?
Mar 14, 1971
90
Tears in the Wolf's Eyes... — What Is a Man's Loneliness?
Mar 21, 1971
91
Can You Win Through to the End? — What Is Becoming an Adult?
Mar 28, 1971
92
This Long Path of Judo — What Is 'Straight Ahead'?
Apr 4, 1971
Cast
18 credited
Kenichi Sakuragi
Naoya Ichijo
Hideo Takamatsu
Shusaku Kuruma
Kyoko Yoshizawa
Miki Takahara
藤
藤江喜幸
Sanpei Takahara
KA
Kazuko Aoki
Tome Ichijo
FM
Fuyukichi Maki
Arashi-sensei
Yūsaku Matsuda
Aoba Chugaku Judo Buin
MA
Masahiko Arima
Osugi Dojo Shihan
Tetsuya Yamaoka
Masutatsu Oyama
Ikki Kajiwara
Torisugari no Kyokaku
MS
Minoru Shiraki
Ryusei Chugaku Judo Bu Senpai
Takeshi Sasaki
Ukyo Kazamatsuri
Details
CreatorTsuneo Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Tomita, Itaru Orita, Atsuo Okunaka, Katsuhiko Taguchi, Minoru Yamada, 近藤一美
WritersIkki Kajiwara, Mamoru Sasaki, Shozo Uehara, Shunichi Yukimuro, Tatsuo Takahashi, 細川すみ
GenresDrama
StatusEnded
First airedJun 22, 1969
IMDBtt1558642
TMDB336804
