Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
DVD cover for Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
Directed byMasayuki Suo
Written byMasayuki Suo
Produced byShōji Masui
StarringMasahiro Motoki
Misa Shimizu
Naoto Takenaka
CinematographyNaoki Kayano
Edited byJunichi Kikuchi
Music byYoshikazu Suo
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • January 15, 1992 (1992-01-15)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (シコふんじゃった。, Shiko funjatta) is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. It is one of the few notable depictions of sumo in film.[1]

Plot

Kyoritsu University student Shuhei Yamamoto gets a job with his uncle's connection but learns from the supervisor of his graduation thesis, Professor Anayama that he's missing the credits to graduate. The professor makes a deal with Shuhei that if he participates in the tournament for Kyoritsu's sumo club, he would be willing to overlook the missing credits. Shuhei reluctantly accepts at the request of Natsuko Kawamura, a graduate student from the Anayama Lab and a sumo club manager.

The Sumo Club's only member is Aoki Tomio, a traditionalist sumo enthusiast who has repeated years. Shuhei and Aoki struggle to recruit Shuhei's younger brother Haruo and obese Hosaku Tanaka. The amateur team loses at the tournament, and are abused by alumni at the afterparty. Shuhei promises they'll win next, recruiting a British student and experienced footballer George Smiley who joins to save on rent. During the summer vacation, the team visits Anayama's hometown for a training camp. At the end of the camp, the team plays a practice match against elementary schoolers in the neighbourhood.

The team wins the next third league match and replaced the second league. Haruo breaks his arm in the third match, and Shuhei is injured. Masako Mamiya, a female manager with a crush on Haruo, volunteers to join as a member. On the day of the match, Masako binds her chest with bandages and tape but loses. The Sumo Club is inspired by her attempt, with Tanaka and Aoki winning their matches. The team wins the league match in the final round, when Shuhei dramatically throws his opponent out of the ring.

Tanaka is scouted for sumo wrestling, Smiley returns to Britain, Masako and Haruo leave to study abroad in London, and Aoki graduates. Shuhei declines the job offer to continue the sumo club as the sole member. Natsuko visits him in the club, and the movie ends as they playfully practice shiko.

Cast

Reception

The film has been described by Japan Times columnist and sumo commentator John Gunning as "well-crafted and at times touching" and he notes that it is virtually the only big-screen sumo film with the exception of the Wakanohana Kanji I biopic Devil of the Dohyō.[2]

Awards and nominations

16th Japan Academy Prize[3]

TV series

The film was remade as a television series, with Misa Shimizu and Naoto Takenaka reprising their roles, which premiered on Disney+ on October 26, 2022.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gunning, John (17 September 2019). "Sumo 101: Sumo on the silver screen". Japan Times. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Fans have to turn to other options for their sumo fix during virus-related down period". Japan Times. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ 第16回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  4. ^ Gunning, John (5 October 2022). "Classic sumo film "Shiko Funjatta" finds new life as spinoff drama". 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.


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