Fancy sumo

Movie
German title	Fancy sumo
Original title	シ コ ふ ん じ ゃ っ た。Shiko funjatta
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Publishing year	1992
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	Masayuki Suo
script	Masayuki Suo
production	Shoji Masui
music	Yoshikazu Suo
camera	Naoki Kayano
cut	Junichi Kikuchi
occupation
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 Masaaki Takarai : Haruo Yamamoto

Lust for Sumo (Original title: シ コ ふ ん じ ゃ っ た。Shiko funjatta ) is a Japanese film from 1992 . Directed by Masayuki Suo . The film won numerous awards.

action

Professor Tokichi Anayama wants to revive the sumo team at a Japanese college . Since the students are now more interested in other sports such as sailing or diving, it is difficult for him to get offspring. He takes in the weak student Yamamoto, whom he passes an exam for. Although this delivers poor performance in sumo, Anayama gradually manages to build a successful sumo team.

Reviews

"Pleasantly settling accounts with Japanese society."

- tvspielfilm.de

Awards (selection)

• 1993: Japanese Academy Award
  • Best movie
  • Best director - Masayuki Suo
  • Best Screenplay - Masayuki Suo
  • Best Actor - Masahiro Motoki
  • Best Supporting Actor - Naoto Takenaka
  • Best Supporting Actress - Misa Shimizu (nominated)
  • Best Editing - Junichi Kikuchi (nominated)

Web links

• Fancy Sumo in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In the mood for sumo. In: tvspielfilm.de. TV feature film , accessed on August 20, 2018 .