Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-11-06

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (483 Reviews)

Director:

Masayuki Suo

Genres:

Comedy Sport

Cast:

Masahiro Motoki Misa Shimizu Naoto Takenaka Akira Emoto

Writer:

Masayuki Suo

Fullplot:

Yet another tradition in the tradition of "ragtag misfits" in Japanese comedy...Sumo Do, Sumo Don't tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan. In today's Japan, the younger generation is more interested in "Western" sports like baseball and basketball. Professor Anayama, a former university sumo champion, blackmails graduating (and slim) student Shuhei into joining the decimated university team, or he doesn't graduate. Along with a pro wrestler, an unpopular, chubby guy, and a gaijin (white guy), the team begins training for competition, even though none of them cares about sumo at all. Gradually, they develop a love and respect for the traditional sport.

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