In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.

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Studios

• TMS Entertainment

Staff

• Susumu Aketagawa — Music Director
• Monkey Punch — Character Design
• Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi — Editing
• Yutaka Fujioka — Producer
• Kazuhide Tomonaga — Animation Director
• Masazumi Matsumiya — Art Director
• Yasumi Mikamoto — Director
• Eiichi Kubota — Producer