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
35 years ago
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Portrait of Yui AsakaYui Asaka
Yui Asaka was
19 in Yawara!
as 'Yawara inokuma'.
Thu, Dec 04 1969
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi was
65 in Yawara!
as 'Jigoro inokuma'.
Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara was
55 in Yawara!
as 'Kumajiro inokuma'.
Wed, Aug 16 1933 –
Fri, Nov 28 2014
Portrait of Hiroshi AbeHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe was
24 in Yawara!
as 'Kosaku matsuda'.
Mon, Jun 22 1964
Portrait of Reiko HirayamaReiko Hirayama
Reiko Hirayama was
>> in Yawara!
as 'Fujiko'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira MaedaAkira Maeda
Akira Maeda was
>> in Yawara!
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji IshizakaKoji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka was
47 in Yawara!
Fri, Jun 20 1941
Portrait of Yôsuke NakaYôsuke Naka
Yôsuke Naka was
>> in Yawara!
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji NakamotoKoji Nakamoto
Koji Nakamoto was
47 in Yawara!
Sat, Jul 05 1941 –
Wed, Oct 19 2022
Portrait of Nobuhiko TakadaNobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada was
>> in Yawara!
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Riki TakeuchiRiki Takeuchi
Riki Takeuchi was
25 in Yawara!
as 'Shinnosuke'.
Sat, Jan 04 1964
Portrait of Fujio TokitaFujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita was
52 in Yawara!
Sat, Jan 30 1937 –
Wed, Jul 18 2018
Portrait of Kaori YamaguchiKaori Yamaguchi
Kaori Yamaguchi was
24 in Yawara!
as 'Cameo'.
Mon, Dec 28 1964
Portrait of Yorie YamashitaYorie Yamashita
Yorie Yamashita was
24 in Yawara!
as 'Sayaka'.
Tue, Sep 29 1964
Portrait of Yasuhiro YamashitaYasuhiro Yamashita
Yasuhiro Yamashita was
>> in Yawara!
Unknown Birthday

Crew

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