Judo Icchokusen Vol.5

[Machine Translation] The story of the passionate protagonist's quest to become the world's best in judo and the many daring and eccentric judo techniques that captivated many viewers! The long-awaited single volume DVD release of the hit drama that created a new genre of "hot-blooded sports drama" at the time of its broadcast and boasted national popularity! Volume 5. --Naoya Ichijo (Kenichi Sakuragi) is a third-year junior high school judo student with the blood of a Kyushu boy in his veins. He has an ambition to become the world's No. 1 judoka in the world, in memory of his father who lost his life in a defeat by a foreign Judo team. One day, he meets the mysterious Shusaku Kuruma (Hideo Takamatsu), and is fascinated by Shusaku's special technique, "Jigokuruma," and becomes his apprentice. He is then trained by a ferocious and inhumane demon master, and he devises new special moves to confront powerful enemies that appear one after another. Episodes 50-61 were broadcast on TBS from June 1969 to April 1971. New print component master.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: the version shown at Toei Manga Matsuri in 1970, trailer, bonus video "Dosokai 7-8"

柔道世界一を目指す熱血主人公の成長劇と、多くの視聴者を虜にした大胆奇抜な柔道技の数々! 放送当時"熱血スポ根ドラマ"なる新ジャンルを生み出し国民的人気を誇った大ヒットドラマが、待望の単巻DVDで登場!! 第5巻。――一条直也(桜木健一)は九州男児の血を受け継ぐ、中学三年の柔道少年。彼は外国柔道に破れて命を失った父の無念を胸に、柔道世界一の野望を抱いていた。ある日、謎の人物・車周作(高松英郎)と出会い、周作の必殺技《地獄車》に魅せられて弟子入りする。その後、猛烈非道な鬼の師の下で鍛えられ、次々に現れる強敵に新手の必殺技を編み出し立ち向かっていく。第50話～第61話を収録。1969年6月～1971年4月 TBS系にて放送。ニュープリント・コンポーネントマスター。

映像特典: [disc7] 1970年 夏 東映まんがまつり版、劇場予告、同窓会 巻之七、[disc8] 同窓会 巻之八