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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yui AsakaYawara inokuma | Yawara inokuma |
 Keiju KobayashiJigoro inokuma | Jigoro inokuma |
 Bunta SugawaraKumajiro inokuma | Kumajiro inokuma |
 Hiroshi AbeKosaku matsuda | Kosaku matsuda |
| RReiko HirayamaFujiko | Fujiko |
| AAkira MaedaNot listed | Not listed |
 Koji IshizakaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYôsuke NakaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kōji NakamotoNot listed | Not listed |
| NNobuhiko TakadaNot listed | Not listed |
 Riki TakeuchiShinnosuke | Shinnosuke |
 Fujio TokitaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKaori YamaguchiCameo | Cameo |
 Yorie YamashitaSayaka | Sayaka |
| YYasuhiro YamashitaNot listed | Not listed |