← Back to Home
97 min 1989 IMDb 0.0

Share this Movie

Yawara!

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director Kazuo Yoshida
Status Released
Release Date 1989-04-15

Storyline

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.

Streaming Now

No direct streaming options found.

Search Google

Community Reviews

No community reviews yet.

Recommended

The Ballad of Narayama

View Movie →

Holy Lands

View Movie →

One Million Yen Girl

View Movie →

Hands of Stone

View Movie →