Judo Icchokusen
Season 1
30 min
S1 · E1 · Jun 22, 1969
Hell Wheel Is Cool! Episode 1
30 min
S1 · E2 · Jun 29, 1969
The Disciple of the Hell Wheel Episode 2
30 min
S1 · E3 · Jul 6, 1969
Demon Wheel, Devil Wheel, Tear Wheel Episode 3
30 min
S1 · E4 · Jul 13, 1969
Naoya's Manji Wheel Episode 4
30 min
S1 · E5 · Jul 27, 1969
Gust: The Red Moon Wheel Episode 5
30 min
S1 · E6 · Aug 3, 1969
Charge! The Breaking Wheel Episode 6
30 min
S1 · E7 · Aug 10, 1969
Deadly Two-Step Wheel Episode 7
30 min
S1 · E8 · Aug 17, 1969
Onimaru's Flame Wheel Episode 8
30 min
S1 · E9 · Aug 24, 1969
Naoya's Expulsion Wheel Episode 9
30 min
S1 · E10 · Aug 31, 1969
Duel of Dragon and Tiger Wheel Episode 10
30 min
S1 · E11 · Sep 7, 1969
Naoya the Crybaby's Wave Wheel Episode 11
30 min
S1 · E12 · Sep 14, 1969
Ripping Wind: The Shrimp Wheel Episode 12
30 min
S1 · E13 · Sep 21, 1969
Fresh Blood, the Wheel Overturned Episode 13
30 min
S1 · E14 · Sep 28, 1969
Crash Against the Hard Path Episode 14
30 min
S1 · E15 · Oct 5, 1969
Knock Daigoji Flying! Episode 15
S1 · E16 · Oct 12, 1969
Smash the Demon of Kendo! Episode 16
S1 · E17 · Oct 19, 1969
Throw Akatsuki Asahi! Episode 17
S1 · E18 · Oct 26, 1969
Win! Win! Win! Episode 18
30 min
S1 · E19 · Nov 2, 1969
Burn! The Immortal Phoenix Episode 19
30 min
S1 · E20 · Nov 9, 1969
Beat the Bar-Lock Sumo! Episode 20
30 min
S1 · E21 · Nov 16, 1969
Tear Off the Red Mask! Episode 21
30 min
S1 · E22 · Nov 23, 1969
Break the Chain Staff! Episode 22
30 min
S1 · E23 · Nov 30, 1969
Drop Dead, Daigoji! Episode 23
30 min
S1 · E24 · Dec 7, 1969
Strike Down Judo Satan! Episode 24
30 min
S1 · E25 · Dec 14, 1969
Take On the Jaguar Throw! Episode 25
30 min
S1 · E26 · Dec 21, 1969
Break the Megaton Throw! Episode 26
30 min
S1 · E27 · Dec 28, 1969
Kuruma Shusaku, Fight Me! Episode 27
30 min
S1 · E28 · Jan 4, 1970
The Prodigy! Kumano Taro Episode 28
30 min
S1 · E29 · Jan 11, 1970
Reversal! The Two-Step Throw Episode 29
30 min
S1 · E30 · Jan 18, 1970
Deadly! The Aerial Two-Step Throw Episode 30
30 min
S1 · E31 · Jan 25, 1970
Black Boxer Sammy Jaguar Episode 31
30 min
S1 · E32 · Feb 1, 1970
The Dreadful Black Punch Episode 32
30 min
S1 · E33 · Feb 8, 1970
Showdown at Susuki Plain Episode 33
30 min
S1 · E34 · Feb 15, 1970
The Dragon of the Second Judo Club Episode 34
30 min
S1 · E35 · Feb 22, 1970
Two-Step Throw vs. Rock Crusher Episode 35
30 min
S1 · E36 · Mar 1, 1970
A Man's Tearful Two-Step Throw Episode 36
30 min
S1 · E37 · Mar 8, 1970
The One-Armed Match of Friendship Episode 37
30 min
S1 · E38 · Mar 15, 1970
The Great Technique: Osorezan Episode 38
30 min
S1 · E39 · Mar 22, 1970
Naoya, Ryu and Kazamatsuri Episode 39
30 min
S1 · E40 · Mar 29, 1970
Farewell, Demon Wheel Episode 40
30 min
S1 · E41 · Apr 5, 1970
Wild Eagle, Spread Your Wings! — What Is High School? Episode 41
30 min
S1 · E42 · Apr 12, 1970
Leap Over Hell! — What Is Conquering Yourself? Episode 42
30 min
S1 · E43 · Apr 19, 1970
The Deadly Phoenix — What Is Defeating Your Enemy? Episode 43
30 min
S1 · E44 · Apr 26, 1970
Ukyo, Fight Me! — What Is the Way of Judo? Episode 44
30 min
S1 · E45 · May 3, 1970
Firebird, Burn Your Wings! — What Is a Master? Episode 45
30 min
S1 · E46 · May 10, 1970
A Demon's Judo — What Is 'Soft Overcomes Hard'? Episode 46
30 min
S1 · E47 · May 17, 1970
Stand Alone in the Wilderness — What Is Concentration? Episode 47
30 min
S1 · E48 · May 24, 1970
Death Match of Dragon and Tiger — What Is Battle? Episode 48
30 min
S1 · E49 · May 31, 1970
Deadly Mounted Reversal! — What Is a Friend of the Heart? Episode 49
30 min
S1 · E50 · Jun 7, 1970
Daigoji Torao Appears — What Is Returning to Your Roots? Episode 50
S1 · E51 · Jun 14, 1970
Go, My Friend! — What Is Manliness? Episode 51
30 min
S1 · E52 · Jun 21, 1970
Come On, Daigoji! — What Is 'Cool'? Episode 52
30 min
S1 · E53 · Jun 28, 1970
The Dreaded Hell Wheel — What Is the Way of Competition? Episode 53
30 min
S1 · E54 · Jul 5, 1970
The Sakuragaoka Black Belt Five — What Is Teamwork? Episode 54
30 min
S1 · E55 · Jul 12, 1970
Wheel Reversal, the Judo Swan — What Is a Coward? Episode 55
30 min
S1 · E56 · Jul 26, 1970
Duel: Takabane High Sharks — What Is Responsibility? Episode 56
30 min
S1 · E57 · Aug 2, 1970
Great Technique: The Mutsu Hurricane — What Is Friendship Between Men? Episode 57
30 min
S1 · E58 · Aug 9, 1970
Clash! Don't Cry, Mikippe — What Is Friendship Between a Man and a Woman? Episode 58
30 min
S1 · E59 · Aug 16, 1970
Fighting Spirit: Judo Double-Header — What Is True Unity? Episode 59
30 min
S1 · E60 · Aug 23, 1970
Showdown: U-Turn to Akatsuki — What Is Parent and Child? Episode 60
30 min
S1 · E61 · Aug 30, 1970
Deadly Technique: Kickoff to the Flying Dragon — What Is the Love of Master and Disciple? Episode 61
30 min
S1 · E62 · Sep 6, 1970
Night Before the Showdown: Judo Jamboree — What Is Youth? Episode 62
30 min
S1 · E63 · Sep 13, 1970
Match: Black Belt Fight — What Is a Rival? Episode 63
30 min
S1 · E64 · Sep 20, 1970
Explosion! Judo Mate — What Is Helping One Another? Episode 64
30 min
S1 · E65 · Sep 27, 1970
The Hell Wheel, a Rolling Receive — What Is True Victory? Episode 65
30 min
S1 · E66 · Oct 4, 1970
Attack the Great Eruption Throw — What Is Guts? Episode 66
30 min
S1 · E67 · Oct 11, 1970
Vacuum Throw, High Jump — What Is a Loser? Episode 67
30 min
S1 · E68 · Oct 18, 1970
The Demon Wheel and the Kodokan — What Is Confidence? Episode 68
30 min
S1 · E69 · Oct 25, 1970
My Judo, Your Judo — What Is a Man's Farewell? Episode 69
30 min
S1 · E70 · Nov 1, 1970
The Demon Wheel, Straight Ahead — What Is a Man's Path? Episode 70
30 min
S1 · E71 · Nov 8, 1970
Expelled From the Judo Club? — What Is Solitude? Episode 71
30 min
S1 · E72 · Nov 15, 1970
Kuruma Shusaku, Fight Me! — What Is True Master and Disciple? Episode 72
30 min
S1 · E73 · Nov 22, 1970
The Road to Hell — What Is Your Own Path? Episode 73
30 min
S1 · E74 · Nov 29, 1970
Episode 74 Episode 74
30 min
S1 · E75 · Dec 6, 1970
Today's Battle — What Are Club Activities? Episode 75
30 min
S1 · E76 · Dec 13, 1970
Deadly Technique: Heaven-and-Earth Whirlpool — What Is a Fighting Heart? Episode 76
30 min
S1 · E77 · Dec 20, 1970
Vacuum Throw, Aerial Somersault — What Is a Gentle Heart? Episode 77
30 min
S1 · E78 · Dec 27, 1970
Break It! The Great Eruption Throw — What Is Knowing Your Enemy? Episode 78
30 min
S1 · E79 · Jan 3, 1971
Awakening! The Vacuum Two-Step Throw — What Is Fighting Spirit? Episode 79
80 min
S1 · E80 · Jan 10, 1971
Deadly Technique: Manji Collapse — What Is Living Together? Episode 80
30 min
S1 · E81 · Jan 17, 1971
Beat the True Self-Sacrifice Yamabiko — What Is Endurance? Episode 81
30 min
S1 · E82 · Jan 24, 1971
The Dreadful Scorpion Drop — What Are the Rules? Episode 82
30 min
S1 · E83 · Jan 31, 1971
Reversal: The Jumbo Throw — What Is Harmony Among People? Episode 83
30 min
S1 · E84 · Feb 7, 1971
A Sad Spring Journey — What Is a Man's Tears? Episode 84
30 min
S1 · E85 · Feb 14, 1971
Sakuragaoka No.1 — What Is a Man's Contest? Episode 85
30 min
S1 · E86 · Feb 21, 1971
Showdown! The Blizzard Pass — What Is a Man's Pride? Episode 86
30 min
S1 · E87 · Feb 28, 1971
Ichijo Being Ichijo — What Is Fighting Spirit? Episode 87
30 min
S1 · E88 · Mar 7, 1971
Explosion! The Straight-Line Throw — What Is a True Father? Episode 88
30 min
S1 · E89 · Mar 14, 1971
The National Championship Begins — What Is the Individual? Episode 89
30 min
S1 · E90 · Mar 21, 1971
Tears in the Wolf's Eyes... — What Is a Man's Loneliness? Episode 90
30 min
S1 · E91 · Mar 28, 1971
Can You Win Through to the End? — What Is Becoming an Adult? Episode 91
30 min
S1 · E92 · Apr 4, 1971
This Long Path of Judo — What Is 'Straight Ahead'? Episode 92
92 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
18 people
Kenichi Sakuragi
Naoya Ichijo
Known for
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Hideo Takamatsu
Shusaku Kuruma
Known for
Shōgun
Kyoko Yoshizawa
Miki Takahara
Known for
Dolls
藤江喜幸
Sanpei Takahara
No other roles listed
Kazuko Aoki
Tome Ichijo
Also in
The Deserted Archipelago
Tattoo
Fuyukichi Maki
Arashi-sensei
Also in
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Henshin Ninja Arashi
Yūsaku Matsuda
Aoba Chugaku Judo Buin
Known for
Black Rain
Masahiko Arima
Osugi Dojo Shihan
Known for
A Thousand and One Nights
Tetsuya Yamaoka
Masutatsu Oyama
Also in
Quick-draw Okatsu
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
Ikki Kajiwara
Torisugari no Kyokaku
Known for
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Minoru Shiraki
Ryusei Chugaku Judo Bu Senpai
Also in
Thermae Romae II
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
Takeshi Sasaki
Ukyo Kazamatsuri
Known for
Kamen Rider
Ikki Kajiwara Creator · Minoru Yamada Director Katsuhiko Taguchi Director
Total runtime 47h 32m · Episode length 31 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
June 22, 1969
Final episode
April 4, 1971
Status
Ended
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
31 min
Total runtime
47h 32m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Toei Company
Production
TBS
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
柔道一直線
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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