Sanctuary (2023)

Original title

サンクチュアリ -聖域-

Directed by

Kan Eguchi

Genre

sports drama

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A violent and outspoken young man enters the rigid world of professional sumo purely for money. The series follows his struggle to find his place within a tradition-bound sport that demands discipline and respect.

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What happens

Sanctuary (Japanese: サンクチュアリ-聖域-, Hepburn: Sankuchuari: Seiiki) is a Japanese sports drama television series created by Kan Eguchi that premiered on Netflix on 4 May 2023. The series consists of eight episodes, all first released in May 2023. The show stars Wataru Ichinose in the role of Kiyoshi Oze, an outspoken and violent young man who joins the world of professional sumo under the shikona, or ring name, Enno for the sake of money. The name of the series was chosen to represent the dohyō, a place where wrestlers bet on their future and which is forbidden to outsiders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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