Name: Yawara!
Director: Naoki Urasawa
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: PT25mM
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki, Yoshino Takamori, Akira Kamiya

Question 1

What is Yawara! (1989) about?

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Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite - for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life...

Question 2

Who stars in Yawara!?

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Yawara! stars Yuko Minaguchi (Yawara / Kaneko (voice)), Ichiro Nagai (Jigoro (voice)), Toshihiko Seki (Matsuda / Eiji (voice)), Yoshino Takamori (Sayaka / Saeko (voice)), Akira Kamiya (Kazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice)). The series was created by Naoki Urasawa.

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Is Yawara! worth watching?

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Yawara! holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10. Fans of Animation, Comedy, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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Where can I watch Yawara!?

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Streaming availability for Yawara! changes by country and service. TasteRay tracks where it is available across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+ and 50+ other platforms — the current options for your country are shown on this page.

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