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.
Fumio Kōnami | Screenplay |
Kazuhiko Kato | Character Designer |
Hirokata Takahashi | Director of Photography |
Yutaka Fujioka | Producer |
Keiju Ishikawa | Original Music Composer |
Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
Kazuhide Tomonaga | Animation Director |
Kiyohide Ohara | Screenplay |
Toshiyuki Hiruma | Assistant Director |
Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi | Editor |