TV series

The Gymnastics Samurai

2020 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest underdog story that balances the quiet ache of aging with the warmth of family and the thrill of competition.

Overview: In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter alters Aragaki's fate.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, parenthood, redemption
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
parenthood
redemption
sport
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Daisuke NamikawaJotaro Aragaki (voice)
Rina HonnizumiRei Aragaki (voice)
Kensho OnoLeonardo (voice)
Kenyu HoriuchiNoriyuki Amakusa (voice)
Yuki KajiTetsuo Minamino (voice)
Atsuko TanakaMari Aragaki (voice)
Kappei YamaguchiBigbird Aragaki (voice)
Takayuki MiyamotoConstable (voice) / Reporter (voice)
Hitoshi KubotaNarration (voice)
Hironori SaitohHomeless A (voice) / Cameraman (voice)
Masafumi KobatakeProgram narration (voice) / Commentator A (voice) / Passenger (voice)
Rie HikisakaBoy B (voice) / Junior girl C (voice) / Little kid C (voice)
Junichi EndoHomeroom teacher (voice)
Saori TeraiEscaped shinobi (voice) / Dojima fan A (voice) / Telephone announcement (voice)
Yuumi HirotaBoy A (voice) / Little kid A (voice) / Dojima fan C (voice)

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Genres: animation, drama, comedy
Created by: Hisatoshi Shimizu, Takehiro Kubota, Yasuhiro Geshi, Yasunori Goto
Written by: Akira Kindaichi, Erika Ando, Kiyoko Yoshimura, Shigeru Murakoshi
Starring: Daisuke Namikawa, Rina Honnizumi, Kensho Ono, Kenyu Horiuchi, Yuki Kaji, Atsuko Tanaka, Kappei Yamaguchi, Takayuki Miyamoto
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Cinematography: Mitsuhiro Sato
Length: 1 seasons, 11 episodes, 23 min each
Network: HTB, tv asahi, Nagoya TV, KBC, ABC TV, NCC, OAB, ABA, Niigata Television Network 21, khb, KFB, HOME, KSB, Kagoshima Broadcasting, Iwate Asahi TV, Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, Shizuoka Asahi TV, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi TV, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Ryu-Q Asahi Broadcasting
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese