Back home

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

0 votes

Producing House

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1956-12-27

Runtime: 84 mins

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries:

Recommendations

The Way of Drama
3.3

The Way of Drama

1944-05-11

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular

Hoosiers
3.5

Hoosiers

1986-11-14

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school

The Return
4

The Return

2019-11-04

Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation

Half Nelson
3.3

Half Nelson

2006-08-11

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Du

Champion
3.5

Champion

2017-05-19

In the supercharged world of dirt track racing, a single mistake causes the lives of two men to chan

Game
2.6

Game

2017-05-03

A new kid in town tests the limits at the high school basketball tryouts.

The Legend of Bagger Vance
3.3

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000-11-02

World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, h

The Longest Yard
3.4

The Longest Yard

1974-08-21

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards

Semi-Tough
2.8

Semi-Tough

1977-11-18

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daugh

Breakthrough for Change
0

Breakthrough for Change

2015-02-07

Akira, Takeshi, Yasu, and Shun are a gang of four close friends, all of whom were core members of th

Never Back Down
3.4

Never Back Down

2008-03-04

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his ne

Jerry Maguire
3.5

Jerry Maguire

1996-12-13

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get t

Chariots of Fire
3.4

Chariots of Fire

1981-05-15

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners tr

The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant
0

The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant

2024-12-19

"The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant" is an original, full-length documentary that takes the viewer on t

Eleven Men Out
2.6

Eleven Men Out

2005-09-02

The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team

Hawaa Hawaai
3.6

Hawaa Hawaai

2014-05-09

Hawaa Hawaai is a story of the triumph of the human spirit; friendship and enjoying the journey of m

Flags of Our Fathers
3.4

Flags of Our Fathers

2006-10-19

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by

The Naked Island
4

The Naked Island

1960-11-23

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigat

Throne of Blood
4

Throne of Blood

1957-01-15

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred

Red Beard
4.1

Red Beard

1965-04-03

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w