Inakappe Taishō

Inakappe Taishō
Cover art from the DVD release of the series
いなかっぺ đại tướng
Genre	Comedy,sports(judo)
Manga
Written by	Noboru Kawasaki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Shogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi
Demographic	Kodomo
Original run	1967–1972
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Music by	Masahiko Nakamura
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	FNS(Fuji TV)
Original run	October 4, 1970(1970-10-04)–September 24, 1972(1972-09-24)
Episodes	104 (2 segments/episode)

Inakappe Taishō(Japanese:いなかっぺ đại tướng,lit. 'The Hick Judo Champion')is a Japanesemangaseries byNoboru Kawasakiand serialized byShogakukaninShogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi.The manga series won the 14thShogakukan Manga Award.Ananimeadaptation was created byTatsunoko Production.

Plot

A lively boy named Daizaemon in traditional Japanese clothing comes with various kinds of animals to the capital of Tokyo. He has a funny habit of dancing whenever he hears music. He visits a friend of his late father's to learn judo and makes friends with the young daughter of the judo master Kikuko and the cat Nyanko-sensei.For a little girl, Kikuko has wonderful judo tricks inherited from her father while Nyanko-sensei is able to perform a difficult trick of triple turn in the air. Both of them are worthy instructors for Daizaemon. Although he shows clownish behavior once in a while, he is always popular among people around and grows stout and shrewd to be a future champion.

Characters

Daizaemon Kaze

Voiced by:Masako Nozawa

Nicknamed "Dai-chan," he comes fromAomoriand is a country boy. He always wears ahakamaand plays judo. He moves to Tokyo after the death of his father. He has good intentions but is often naive.

Nyanko-sensei

Voiced by:Kinya Aikawa

A cat with a tiger-like appearance who helps Daizaemon.

Kikuko Ogaki

Voiced by:Mari Okamoto

A beautiful girl who Daizaemon falls in love with at first sight. This is Okamoto's debut role at the age of 16.

Hanako Mori

Voiced by:Kazuko Sugiyama

A childhood friend of Daizaemon.

Yagoro Ogaki

Voiced by:Tōru Ōhira

Kikuko's father.

Nishi Ishiboshi

Voiced by:Shun Yashiro

Daizaemon's mischievous friend who is fromOsaka.

"Tori" Maruko Tono

Voiced by:Hiroko Maruyama

One of Daizaemon's classmates.

Nana Shirayuki-sensei

Voiced by:Haruko Kitahama

The beautiful teacher who tends to the rose garden.

Release

The series was broadcast from October 4, 1970, to September 24, 1972, for 208 15 minute episodes (technically 104). It was rebroadcast in Japan in 2014 and 2015.

External links

• Inakappe Taishō(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia