Poster of Yawara!

Yawara!

Plot: Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can
Release Date: Saturday, April 15 1989
36 years ago
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Portrait of Yui AsakaYui Asaka. Yui Asaka was 19 in Yawara! as 'Yawara inokuma'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 04 1969
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi. Keiju Kobayashi was 65 in Yawara! as 'Jigoro inokuma'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara. Bunta Sugawara was 55 in Yawara! as 'Kumajiro inokuma'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1933 –
Died: Fri, Nov 28 2014
Portrait of Hiroshi AbeHiroshi Abe. Hiroshi Abe was 24 in Yawara! as 'Kosaku matsuda'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1964
Portrait of Reiko HirayamaReiko Hirayama. Reiko Hirayama was >> in Yawara! as 'Fujiko'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira MaedaAkira Maeda. Akira Maeda was >> in Yawara!
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji IshizakaKoji Ishizaka. Koji Ishizaka was 47 in Yawara!
Birthday: Fri, Jun 20 1941
Portrait of Yôsuke NakaYôsuke Naka. Yôsuke Naka was 59 in Yawara!
Birthday: Sun, Mar 30 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 2023
Portrait of Koji NakamotoKoji Nakamoto. Koji Nakamoto was 47 in Yawara!
Birthday: Sat, Jul 05 1941 –
Died: Wed, Oct 19 2022
Portrait of Nobuhiko TakadaNobuhiko Takada. Nobuhiko Takada was 27 in Yawara!
Birthday: Thu, Apr 12 1962
Portrait of Riki TakeuchiRiki Takeuchi. Riki Takeuchi was 25 in Yawara! as 'Shinnosuke'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 04 1964
Portrait of Fujio TokitaFujio Tokita. Fujio Tokita was 52 in Yawara!
Birthday: Sat, Jan 30 1937 –
Died: Wed, Jul 18 2018
Portrait of Kaori YamaguchiKaori Yamaguchi. Kaori Yamaguchi was 24 in Yawara! as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 28 1964
Portrait of Yorie YamashitaYorie Yamashita. Yorie Yamashita was 24 in Yawara! as 'Sayaka'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 29 1964
Portrait of Yasuhiro YamashitaYasuhiro Yamashita. Yasuhiro Yamashita was >> in Yawara!
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kazuo YoshidaKazuo Yoshida. Kazuo Yoshida was 41 in Yawara! as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 13 1947
Portrait of Ikuo SekimotoIkuo Sekimoto. Ikuo Sekimoto was 46 in Yawara! as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 18 1942
Portrait of Naoki UrasawaNaoki Urasawa. Naoki Urasawa was 29 in Yawara! as 'Comic Book'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 02 1960