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)Why it may be worth watching
- Yawara! combines Animation and Comedy storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki.
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Yawara!
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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Best suited to viewers looking for Animation, Comedy, Drama. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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judosportshigh schoolhigh school sportssport competitionjapanese high schoolbukatsu
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