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6 November 1992 (USA) morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
24 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Great Fun for the Whole Family!!! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Masahiro Motoki | ... | Shuhei Yamamoto |
| Misa Shimizu | ... | Natsuko Kawashima |
| Naoto Takenaka | ... | Aoki Tomio |
| Akira Emoto | ... | Professor Tokichi Anayama |
| Kaori Mizushima | ... | Chie Asai |
| Hiromasa Taguchi | ... | Hosaku Tanaka |
| Robert Hoffman | ... | George Smiley |
| Kentarô Sakai | ||
| Masaaki Takarai | ... | Haruo Yamamoto |
| Ritsuko Umemoto | ... | Masako Mamiya |
| Masaru Matsuda | ... | Tatsuo Horino |
| Hiroshi Miyasaka | ... | Hokudo no Ken |
| Goro Kataoka | ... | Hayashi |
| Naomasa Musaka | ... | Kumota-san (Sumo OB) |
| Fuyuki Murakami | ... | Yasujiro Mine (OB-Kai Kaicho) |
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105 minCountry:
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Australia:PGFAQ
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Shiko Funjatta is a funny, smart, and endearing look at a diverse group of college kids who transform from half-hearted sumo novices (it's college sumo so weight classes keep the wrestlers "normal" sized, as opposed to professional sumo giants) into gung-ho participants who have the time of their lives. Think Bad News Bears, but for adults - though kids love it as well.
This movie, now a classic in Japan, won Best Movie as well as well as Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. With this film (budgeted slightly under $1 million U.S.) Director and Writer Masayuki Suo established himself as the premier Japanese movie maker, breathing life into an industry that has been reduced to violence and skin flicks for far too long. After his successful follow-up with the larger budgeted Shall We Dansu? (1996), Suo is on his way to world-wide acclaim and success.