Top Cast
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Kenichi Sakuragi
Naoya Ichijo
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Kyoko Yoshizawa
Miki Takahara
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Hideo Takamatsu
Shusaku Kuruma
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Kazuko Aoki
Tome Ichijo (Naoya's mother)
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Masahiro Iwakami
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Masaki Tanaka
Overview
Naoya Ichijo uses special judo techniques to succeed.
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