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Little Miss Sumo (2018)

Little Miss Sumo poster
Directed by
Matt Kay
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
19 min
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Hiyori Kon, a young female sumo wrestler in Japan. It shows her training and competing in a sport that is traditionally only for men.

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What happens

Little Miss Sumo is a 2018 documentary film directed and written by Matt Kay. The premise revolves around the 20-year-old sumo wrestler Hiyori Kon, one of few women practising the sport. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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