Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō Poster

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō (1956)

1h 24m Dec 27, 1956
Drama

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.

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Movie Details

Original Title Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Kyōji Aoyama
Kyōji Aoyama
Young Wakanohana
Popularity: 1.6
Kōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō
Popularity: 1.6
Mie Kitahara
Mie Kitahara
Kayoko Wakanohana
Popularity: 2.3
Kunitaro Sawamura
Kunitaro Sawamura
Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)
Popularity: 1.7
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Wakanohana Kanji I
Himself
Popularity: 0.0
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Popularity: 1.3
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Taro Sawabayashi
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Mieko Hirooka" class="cast-photo">
Mieko Hirooka
Popularity: 0.1
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Tomoko Taka
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Touo Matsushita
Producer Ryoji Motegi
Cinematography Yasuichiro Yamazaki
Director Kenjirō Morinaga
Music Masao Koga

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation
JP

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Keywords

japan sports sumo athlete

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Details
Release Date December 27, 1956
Runtime 1h 24m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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