Yawara! / YAWARA!
High school student Yawara Inokuma lives a completely happy and ordinary life. She aspires to an average lifestyle as a delicate young lady with a handsome boyfriend in the near future. Unfortunately for Yawara, she has an undesirable prodigious talent in Judo, a modern martial art that is neither feminine nor fashionable. Moreover, Yawara is the only granddaughter of the seventh dan Judo master Jigorou Inokuma, who expects her to become a Japanese Judoka superstar of the '90s. Yawara cautiously hides her strength from everyone to maintain a normal reputation but is often pushed to situations when she must exercise her Judo skills. Observing Yawara's immense potential from the shadows, Kousaku Matsuda, a sports reporter from a substandard paper, is willing to do everything he can to bring her into the limelight. ...
⭐7.49
🏆2049
Year : 1989
Genre : Comedy, Romance, Sports
Seasons : fall
Type : TV
Eposide : 124
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Madhouse
duration : 25 min per ep
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity : 4866
Member : 24107
Character
Inokuma, Jigorou
Main
Nagai, Ichiro
Japanese
Inokuma, Yawara
Main
Minaguchi, Yuko
Japanese
Adams, Kristin
Supporting
Satou, Ai
Japanese
Arakawa, Seinosuke
Supporting
Tokumaru, Kan
Japanese
Belkens
Supporting
Sasaki, Run
Japanese
Davis
Supporting
Kakegawa, Hirohiko
Japanese
Deneuve
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Fujiwara
Supporting
Takizawa, Roko
Japanese
Gen-san
Supporting
Iizuka, Shouzou
Japanese
Gonzales
Supporting
Suzuki, Akiko
Japanese
Gotou, Megumi
Supporting
Yamada, Fushigi
Japanese
Gotouda, Sumire
Supporting
Hayami, Kei
Japanese
Hagoromo, Wife
Supporting
Matsuoka, Youko
Japanese
Hagoromo, Chief Clerk
Supporting
Nishikawa, Ikuo
Japanese
Hagoromo, Katsuo
Supporting
Yamada, Fushigi
Japanese
Hanazono, Fukuko
Supporting
Koorogi, Satomi
Japanese
Hanazono, Kaoru
Supporting
Sugawara, Masashi
Japanese
Hatakeyama
Supporting
Sakurai, Toshiharu
Japanese
Hikage, Kyoko
Supporting
Touma, Yumi
Japanese
Honami, Mother
Supporting
Kondou, Takako
Japanese
Honami, Kinnosuke
Supporting
Suzuki, Taimei
Japanese
Honami, Sayaka
Supporting
Takamori, Yoshino
Japanese
Igarashi
Supporting
Kamei, Yoshiko
Japanese
Inagaki
Supporting
Hirose, Masashi
Japanese
Inokuma, Kojiro
Supporting
Okabe, Masaaki
Japanese
Inokuma, Kaneko
Supporting
Minaguchi, Yuko
Japanese
Inokuma, Tamao
Supporting
Fujita, Toshiko
Japanese
Ishikura, Coach
Supporting
Inaba, Minoru
Japanese
Itou, Mother
Supporting
Tomoe, Seiko
Japanese
Itou, Father
Supporting
Bando, Naoki
Japanese
Itou, Fujiko
Supporting
Kawashima, Chiyoko
Japanese
Juujou, Michiko
Supporting
Mashiba, Mari
Japanese
Kaga, Kuniko
Supporting
Akiyama, Runa
Japanese
Kaizuka, Teacher
Supporting
Tahara, Aruno
Japanese
Kamata
Supporting
Hirose, Masashi
Japanese
Kamoda
Supporting
Chafurin
Japanese
Kaori
Supporting
Matsuoka, Youko
Japanese
Katagiri
Supporting
Shimaka, Yuu
Japanese
Katori, Shinobu
Supporting
Yanagisawa, Michiyo
Japanese
Katsuragi
Supporting
Hishizu, Yukari
Japanese
Kawakami, Teacher
Supporting
Kakegawa, Hirohiko
Japanese
Kazamatsuri, Father
Supporting
Fujimoto, Yuzuru
Japanese
Kazamatsuri, Shinnosuke
Supporting
Kamiya, Akira
Japanese
Kazumi
Supporting
Hara, Eriko
Japanese
Khrushcheva
Supporting
Takizawa, Roko
Japanese
Kimura
Supporting
Makishima, Naoki
Japanese
Kobayashi
Supporting
Takayama, Minami
Japanese
Kodama
Supporting
Oya, Kaneomi
Japanese
Komiya, Yukari
Supporting
Sasaki, Yuuko
Japanese
Konoike, Reiko
Supporting
Horikoshi, Mami
Japanese
Kouno
Supporting
Kanemaru, Junichi
Japanese
Kousaka
Supporting
Satou, Ai
Japanese
Kujiraoka
Supporting
Hirose, Masashi
Japanese
Kunihiko
Supporting
Meguro, Kousuke
Japanese
Kuramochi
Supporting
Satou, Masaharu
Japanese
Kurokawa, Tomoko
Supporting
Yamada, Fushigi
Japanese
Li
Supporting
Kishiro, Sakurako
Japanese
Makita
Supporting
Nishimura, Tomohiro
Japanese
Martinez
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Matsuda, Mother
Supporting
Suzuki, Reiko
Japanese
Matsuda, Kousaku
Supporting
Seki, Toshihiko
Japanese
Matsuda, Father
Supporting
Fujimoto, Yuzuru
Japanese
Mimieux
Supporting
Mashiba, Mari
Japanese
Minamida, Youko
Supporting
Ichiryuusai, Teiyuu
Japanese
Mitsuhashi, Yoshiko
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Mochida, Noriko
Supporting
Hayashi, Tamao
Japanese
Morechand
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Murai
Supporting
Oguchi, Kuniko
Japanese
Murakami, Manager
Supporting
Suzuki, Kiyonobu
Japanese
Nikkan Every's Editor-in-Chief
Supporting
Kishino, Kazuhiko
Japanese
Nishikimori
Supporting
Mitsuya, Yuuji
Japanese
Oda, Mari
Supporting
Saito, Shoko
Japanese
Ogaki, Noriko
Supporting
Sayuri
Japanese
Ogami, Kasumi
Supporting
Yajima, Akiko
Japanese
Ogata, Coach
Supporting
Mizutori, Tetsuo
Japanese
Ogawa, Tamami
Supporting
Mashiba, Mari
Japanese
Ogawa
Supporting
Kosugi, Juurouta
Japanese
Onoda
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Oobayashi, Takayo
Supporting
Mashiba, Mari
Japanese
Ootaguro, President
Supporting
Kamei, Saburou
Japanese
Ootawara, Older Sister
Supporting
Touma, Yumi
Japanese
Ootawara, Miyoko
Supporting
Fukami, Rica
Japanese
Ozaki
Supporting
Iizuka, Shouzou
Japanese
Polnareff
Supporting
Ueda, Toshiya
Japanese
Prost
Supporting
Yokoyama, Chisa
Japanese
Rockwell, Jody
Supporting
Ichijou, Miyuki
Japanese
Saitou
Supporting
Nishio, Toku
Japanese
Sasaki
Supporting
Meguro, Kousuke
Japanese
Sei-san
Supporting
Bando, Naoki
Japanese
Shimizu
Supporting
Touma, Yumi
Japanese
Simard, Rene
Supporting
Kakegawa, Hirohiko
Japanese
Soviet Coach
Supporting
Kakegawa, Hirohiko
Japanese
Sudou
Supporting
Shioya, Yoku
Japanese
Sugai, Branch Manager
Supporting
Taguchi, Takashi
Japanese
Tamaranch, President
Supporting
Yada, Minoru
Japanese
Tao
Supporting
Sugisaki, Kaeko
Japanese
Teleshikova, Anna
Supporting
Mizutani, Yuuko
Japanese
Todo, Yuki
Supporting
Mine, Atsuko
Japanese
Tokunaga
Supporting
Shimada, Akira
Japanese
Tomioka
Supporting
Makishima, Naoki
Japanese
Ueda
Supporting
Bando, Naoki
Japanese
Usami
Supporting
Tahara, Aruno
Japanese
Ushio, Umanosuke
Supporting
Okabe, Masaaki
Japanese
Ushio, Toranosuke
Supporting
Miyauchi, Kouhei
Japanese
Uzaki, Megumi
Supporting
Hayashi, Tamao
Japanese
Yamada, Kaori
Supporting
Miura, Masako
Japanese
Yamashita, Yasuhiro
Supporting
Fujimoto, Yuzuru
Japanese
Yanagisawa, Coach
Supporting
Naka, Yousuke
Japanese
Yasui
Supporting
Sugawara, Junichi
Japanese
Yoshida
Supporting
Umezu, Hideyuki
Japanese
Yoshida
Supporting
Yamazaki, Takumi
Japanese
Yoshinagawa, Sayuri
Supporting
Azuma, Mie
Japanese
Young-suk, Kim
Supporting
Hayashi, Tamao
Japanese
Yugoslavian Taxi Driver
Supporting
Matsuo, Ginzou
Japanese
Yumioka, Mayumi
Supporting
Mayama, Ako
Japanese
Yuutenji, Gouzou
Supporting
Nakagi, Ryuuji
Japanese
Zen-san
Supporting
Bando, Naoki
Japanese