Judo Icchokusen (1969)

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.

• First Air Date: 1969-06-22
• Last Air Date: 1971-04-04
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 92
• Network: TBS
• Directors: Tsuneo Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Tomita, Itaru Orita, Atsuo Okunaka, Katsuhiko Taguchi, Minoru Yamada, 近藤一美.
• Writers: Mamoru Sasaki, Shozo Uehara, Shunichi Yukimuro, Tatsuo Takahashi, 細川すみ.
• Creator: Ikki Kajiwara