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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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