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Yawara! (1989)

1989-04-15 · 1h 37m · JA
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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. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.

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Naoki UrasawaWriterKazuo YoshidaDirector

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Yui AsakaYui AsakaYawara inokumaKeiju KobayashiKeiju KobayashiJigoro inokumaBunta SugawaraBunta SugawaraKumajiro inokumaHiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeKosaku matsudaReiko HirayamaReiko HirayamaFujikoAkira MaedaAkira MaedaKoji IshizakaKoji IshizakaYôsuke NakaYôsuke NakaKōji NakamotoKōji NakamotoNobuhiko TakadaNobuhiko TakadaRiki TakeuchiRiki TakeuchiShinnosukeFujio TokitaFujio Tokita

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference1399579Actor preference260296 · 299244 · 151501Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980

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What is Yawara! about?

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. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.

How long is Yawara!?

Yawara! has a runtime of 97 minutes.