Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t (1992): Cast & Plot
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t is a 1992 comedy directed by Masayuki Suō, starring Masahiro Motoki as Shuhei Yamamoto, Akira Emoto and Mutsuko Sakura. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Masayuki Suō
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Cabin Co., Ltd.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t About?
The premise of Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A larger-than-life comedy featuring oversized underpants, it follows college senior Shuhei, who is coerced by a professor into joining his university’s sumo team. With the help of a colorful group of misfits, he must rally the squad to defeat rival wrestlers, lest the club be disgraced and disbanded.
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t Themes & Keywords
· 6 tags- young man
- japanese drama
- sumo
- university
- campus
- wrestling
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t Cast & Characters
Masahiro Motoki leads the cast as Shuhei Yamamoto, with Akira Emoto as Professor Tokichi Anayama and Mutsuko Sakura as Yuki Anayama. Directed by Masayuki Suō; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Masayuki Suō
- Masahiro Motoki as Shuhei Yamamoto
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Akira Emoto as Professor Tokichi Anayama - Mutsuko Sakura as Yuki Anayama
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Misa Shimizu as Natsuko Kawashima
Also Starring in Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t
· 11 more- Naoto Takenaka Aoki Tomio
- Masaaki Takarai Haruo Yamamoto
- Hiromasa Taguchi Hosaku Tanaka
- Fuyuki Murakami Yasujiro Mine
- Robert Hoffman George Smiley
- Naomasa Musaka Sumo OB
- Kaori Mizushima Chie Asai
- Masaru Matsuda Tatsuo Horino
- Goro Kataoka Hayashi
- Hiroshi Miyasaka Hokudo no Ken
- Kentarô Sakai
More from Masayuki Suō
More films directed by Masayuki Suō: Talking the Pictures, Lady Maiko, The Terminal Trust and I Just Didn’t Do It.
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t Plot Summary
What happens in Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Shuhei Yamamoto, Masahiro Motoki, is a busy Kyoritsu University student who lands a job through his uncle’s network, but a setback soon surfaces: the supervisor of his graduation thesis, Professor Tokichi Anayama, Akira Emoto, reveals that Shuhei is short on credits needed to graduate. To keep him in the program, Anayama strikes a deal: if Shuhei participates in the university’s sumo tournament, the missing credits might be overlooked. On the other end, Natsuko Kawamura, Misa Shimizu, a graduate student from the Anayama Lab who also runs the sumo club, pushes for Shuhei’s involvement, and he reluctantly agrees, driven by a mix of obligation and curiosity.
Full summary
The whole story of Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the main reason Shuhei Yamamoto agrees to join the university's sumo club?
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “으랏차차 스모부” and “Shiko funjatta”.
- Also known as
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- 으랏차차 스모부
- Shiko funjatta
- Sumo Don't
- 五个相扑的少年
- 五個相撲的少年
- Sumô
- Suor e Peleja
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Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t?
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t released?
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t was released on January 15, 1992.
Who directed Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t?
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t was directed by Masayuki Suō.
More films by Masayuki Suō Who is in the cast of Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t?
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t stars Masahiro Motoki as Shuhei Yamamoto, Akira Emoto as Professor Tokichi Anayama and Mutsuko Sakura as Yuki Anayama, among 15 credited actors.
Does Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t have a post-credit scene?
No. Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t in?
The original language of Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t is Japanese.
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