Dohyo matsuri

Name: Dohyo matsuri
Released: 1944
Rating: 77.73
Cast: Mitsusaburô Ramon, Chiezô Kataoka, Haruyo Ichikawa, Isamu Yamaguchi, Sunil Sukhada

1944

Drama, Sport

In the early years of the Meiji Restoration, traditional Japanese sports were in decline, particularly sumo wrestling. In this movie, Chiezô Kataoka becomes the hope of the sport, rising to Nippon-ichi, "best in Japan", along with some heartbreak along the way.

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1944

Drama, Sport

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Rated 11 Jun 2022

Santarô Marune is the director, but more interestingly it's Akira Kurosawa's writing. If Sugata Sanshirô (1943) was his tribute to judo, then Dohyo matsuri (1944) is his tribute to sumo. Solid drama, but for the most part doesn't have that emotional touch to take it to the next level. As with Sugata it's a lot more intense than the average Japanese movie at the time, which comes across perfectly with that final sumo bout, so it shows its qualities.

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