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11.28.2025
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Directed by
Masayuki Suo
A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club. Recently remade as a 10-part series for Disney+, the original film is presented in a new 4K restoration.
Director & Cast
- Director: Masayuki Suo
- Starring: Masahiro Motoki
- Starring: Misa Shimizu
- Starring: Naoto Takenaka
- Starring: Akira Emoto
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Reviews
- "A rare treasure, and a pinnacle of its genre."
- "The final sumo matches are genuinely exciting."
- "Imbued with that understated eccentricity that many Japanese comedies have used so effectively, Masayuki Suo’s homage to his country’s unique culture proves to be a winning effort. "
- "[A] fully entertaining, sometimes laugh out loud movie about sports underdogs who rise to success...."
- "Unashamedly feel good yet never tipping over into the mawkishly sentimental, Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t is the best kind of sports comedy where the outcome itself is almost irrelevant in light of the greater game that’s been in play right the way through."
- "A funnier re-run of Fancy Dance (with sumo wrestling replacing Zen Buddhism) and an even more self-confident trial run for Shall We Dance?"
Winner
5 Awards inc. Best Film, Director, Actor
Awards of the Japanese Academy
5 Awards inc. Best Film, Director, Actor
Awards of the Japanese Academy
Winner
Best Film, Director, Actor
Blue Ribbon Awards
Best Film, Director, Actor
Blue Ribbon Awards
Winner
Best Film, Director
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Film, Director
Kinema Junpo Awards
Winner
Best Film
Mainichi Film Concours
Best Film
Mainichi Film Concours
Winner
Best Film
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
Best Film
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
Official Selection
Tokyo Int'l. Film Festival
Tokyo Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Shanghai Int'l. Film Festival
Shanghai Int'l. Film Festival