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68% Critic Match
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
“A giant comedy… with giant underpants!”
6.8 / 10• 1992• 1h 45m•NR• Japanese
Comedy
Storyline
A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.
Cast & Crew
Masahiro Motoki
Shuhei Yamamoto
Lead
Misa Shimizu
Natsuko Kawashima
Naoto Takenaka
Aoki Tomio
Akira Emoto
Professor Tokichi Anayama
Kaori Mizushima
Chie Asai
Hiromasa Taguchi
Hosaku Tanaka
KS
Kentarô Sakai
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Masaaki Takarai
Haruo Yamamoto
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masayuki Suō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sumo Do, Sumo Don't is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
