Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestSanshiro, a teenage martial artist, trains in the Kurenai School of Jiujitsu and searches for his father's killer. Accompanying Sanshiro is an orphaned boy named Kenbo and his pet dog Boke. Sanshiro's only clue to his father's murderer is a glass eye left on the scene of the crime, suggesting that his father's murderer was one-eyed.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn judo throws that actually respect the sport's mechanics.
Production
Tatsuo Yoshida's signature checkerboard wipes and dramatic zooms.
Writing
Kenbo and Boke's comedy relief somehow lands amid patricide.
Creator
Tatsuo Yoshida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tatsuo Yoshida created this as a prototype for his later 'Sports Story' formula that defined 1970s anime.
The Kurenai School's techniques are loosely based on early judo legend Mitsuyo Maeda, the 'Conde Koma' who brought judo to Brazil.
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