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Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son (2014)

Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son poster
Original title
Chikara - Sumobryderens Søn
Directed by
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
32 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary following a boy in Japan who trains to become a sumo wrestler. It shows his daily life and his relationship with his father, who is also a sumo wrestler.

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What happens

Chikara - Sumobryderens Søn er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2014, der er instrueret af Simon Lereng Wilmont efter eget manuskript. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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