Wrestling-Ring Festival (1944)
Original title: 土俵祭
According to Donal Richie in The Japanese Film it was meant to do for sumo wrestling what Kurosawa had done for judo in Sanshiro sugata, and that Kurosawa wrote it for Daiei after "drinking up all [his] money" (from his autobiography).
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Chiezo KataokaMt. Fuji
Haruyo IchikawaMitsusaburō Ramon
Isamu YamaguchiAkira KishiiMasao Oi
Kōichi Katsuragi
Kensaku HaraMovie DNA
Genre affinityAction · HistoryPacingAction · ShortDirector preference462705Actor preference363410 · 449768 · 329691Country preferenceJpDecade preference1940
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Frequently asked questions about Wrestling-Ring Festival
What is Wrestling-Ring Festival about?
According to Donal Richie in The Japanese Film it was meant to do for sumo wrestling what Kurosawa had done for judo in Sanshiro sugata, and that Kurosawa wrote it for Daiei after "drinking up all [his] money" (from his autobiography).
How long is Wrestling-Ring Festival?
Wrestling-Ring Festival has a runtime of 80 minutes.