Wrestling Ring Festival (1944)
- Original title
- 土俵祭
- Directed by
- Santarō Marune
- Genre
- history, action
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A film about sumo wrestling and its rituals in wartime Japan. It focuses on the sport's cultural traditions and the characters involved in a tournament.
historicalearnestformalaustereslow-pacedtraditionalrestrainedpatriotic
What happens
『土俵祭』（どひょうまつり）は、1944年（昭和19年）3月30日公開の日本映画である。大映京都製作。監督は丸根賛太郎、鈴木彦次郎の原作を前年『姿三四郎』でデビューしたばかりの黒澤明が脚色、主演は片岡千恵蔵。モノクロ、スタンダード、82分（ただし現存しているのは78分の短縮版）。配給は紅系。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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