Yawara!
1989, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Yoshida.
Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 April 1989
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ikuo Sekimoto
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What Yawara! is based on
Yawara! is based on Yawara!, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa.
Manga series
Yawara!
By Naoki Urasawa
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Yawara! runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Yawara! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 April 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Yawara!?
If you liked Yawara!, try The Ballad of Narayama, The Nest, The Young One.
Who directed Yawara!?
Yawara! (1989) was directed by Kazuo Yoshida and stars Yui Asaka, Keiju Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara.
What is Yawara! based on?
Yawara! is based on Yawara!, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa.