Yawara! (1989)
Original title: YAWARA!
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Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite - for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life...
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Yuko MinaguchiYawara / Kaneko (voice)
Ichiro NagaiJigoro (voice)
Toshihiko SekiMatsuda / Eiji (voice)
Yoshino TakamoriSayaka / Saeko (voice)
Akira KamiyaKazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice)
Masashi SugawaraHanazono / Manager (voice)
Chiyoko KawashimaFujiko (voice)
Masashi HiroseMilitary police (voice)Akira ShimadaCriminal (voice)
Atsuko MineWaitress (voice)
Jun'ichi KanemaruA pupil A (voice)
Toshiharu SakuraiA pupil B (voice)Movie DNA
Genre affinityAnimation · Comedy · DramaVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference957337 · 1010556 · 422769Actor preference51174 · 51178 · 72700
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Frequently asked questions about Yawara!
What is Yawara! about?
Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite - for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life...
How long is Yawara!?
Yawara! has a runtime of 25 minutes.