Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
| Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Suo |
| Produced by | Shōji Masui |
| Written by | Masayuki Suo |
| Starring |
Masahiro Motoki Misa Shimizu Naoto Takenaka |
| Music by | Yoshikazu Suo |
| Cinematography | Naoki Kayano |
| Edited by | Junichi Kikuchi |
Production company |
Cabin Company Ltd. Daiei Studios |
| Distributed by |
Daiei Miramax |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.
Plot
In order to graduate from college in a timely manner, and to gain the job waiting for him due to his family connections, Shuhei must join the school's sumo team to please his professor. Shuhei and the other reluctant sumo wrestlers on the team are inspired by the professor's determination into doing their best for the school.[1]
Cast
- 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)
Reception
Awards and nominations
16th Japan Academy Prize[2]
- Won: Best Picture
- Won: Best Director - Masayuki Suo
- Won: Best Screenplay - Masayuki Suo
- Won: Best Actor - Masahiro Motoki
- Won: Best Supporting Actor - Naoto Takenaka
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress - Misa Shimizu
- Nominated: Best Editing - Junichi Kikuchi
References
- ↑ Based on Shino Funjatta at AllMovie
- ↑ "第16回 日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009. (in Japanese)
External links
- Shiko funjatta (1992) on IMDb
- Shino Funjatta at AllMovie
- シコふんじゃった。 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- "SHIKO FUNJATTA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- シコふんじゃった。 (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - シコふんじゃった。(1991) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- シコふんじゃった。 (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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