In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.
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| Writing | Kiyohide Ohara | Screenplay |
| Camera | Hirokata Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Toshiyuki Hiruma | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Keiju Ishikawa | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Kazuhide Tomonaga | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuhiko Kato | Character Designer |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Writing | Fumio Kōnami | Screenplay |
| Production | Yutaka Fujioka | Producer |
| Production | Tatsuo Ikeuchi | Producer |
| Directing | Yasumi Mikamoto | Director |
| Editing | Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi | Editor |
| Art | Masazumi Matsumiya | Art Direction |
| Production | Eiichi Kubota | Producer |
