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Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni
Japanese movie poster
Directed by Kenjiro Morinaga
Produced by Nikkatsu
Release date
  • December 27, 1956 (1956-12-27) [1]
CountryJapan
Language Japanese

Wakanohana monogatari dohyō no oni (若ノ花物語 土俵の鬼, lit."Wakanohana: the Story of Devil of the Dohyō") is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenjiro Morinaga.

It is a sport film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. [2] He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo"" due to his great fighting spirit and endurance.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "若ノ花物語 土俵の鬼". Jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ Gunning, John (17 September 2019). "Sumo 101: Sumo on the silver screen". Japan Times. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

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