Akinomaki 40,761 Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Sumo-do, those in succession of the samurai 相撲道～サムライを継ぐ者たち～ - fighting 365 days 106min. Start in cinemas in Japan on Oct. 30th. The film calls itself world first ozumo documentary film. Keiko had been followed 6 months from Dec. 2018 till June 2019 in Takadagawa-beya of ex-Akinoshima with Ryuden in the focus and Sakaigawa-beya of ex-Ryogoku with Goeido (now Takekuma) in the focus. http://natalie.mu/eiga/news/394398 o o o o Director debut: Eiji Sakata 坂田栄治 Coordinate producer: sumo artist Kototsurugi Narration: Kenichi Endō Edited September 1, 2020 by Akinomaki 8 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted September 1, 2020 Very cool! Hope it will be available outside Japan at some point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shinobi Steve 146 Posted September 1, 2020 I’ll certainly watch it when it’s available with subtitles. I think I’ve exhausted all of the quasi-documentaries available on YouTube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 815 Posted September 2, 2020 20 hours ago, hakutorizakura said: Very cool! Hope it will be available outside Japan at some point. I tried to search for the film in English and all that came up was the 1992 film Sumo Do, Sumo Don't. Rather confusing that the titles are so similar... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,761 Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ryafuji said: I tried to search for the film in English and all that came up was the 1992 film Sumo Do, Sumo Don't. Rather confusing that the titles are so similar... I have seen no official English title yet, the one here is just my translation. Maybe they think of a nice one and have it run as full feature documentary film at the Oscars next year. (Probably just: Sumo samurais) Edited September 2, 2020 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 4,108 Posted September 4, 2020 Or, more literally, The Way of Sumo: Successors of the Samurai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,761 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) On 01/09/2020 at 12:38, Akinomaki said: Sumo-do, those in succession of the samurai 相撲道～サムライを継ぐ者たち～ - fighting 365 days 106min. Start in cinemas in Japan on Oct. 30th. The film calls itself world first ozumo documentary film. Keiko had been followed 6 months from Dec. 2018 till June 2019 in Takadagawa-beya of ex-Akinoshima with Ryuden in the focus and Sakaigawa-beya of ex-Ryogoku with Goeido (now Takekuma) in the focus. http://natalie.mu/eiga/news/394398 Director debut: Eiji Sakata 坂田栄治 The director was interviewed by Nikkansports, he wants the film to appeal to foreign fans as well, it will be shown next month at the Hawaii International Film Festival as SUMODO-THE SUCCESSORS OF SAMURAI Q: "Your next work?" A: "If this succeeds, SUMODO-2" Edited October 23, 2020 by Akinomaki 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morning 85 Posted October 23, 2020 I would like another Thermae Romae movie, maybe they could have Hakuho in it this time, although I guess he'd need to retire first. Wasn't there at least on other documentary some time ago about two new guys who struggled (and seemingly only joined because they saw no other prospects)? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,761 Posted October 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, Morning said: I would like another Thermae Romae movie, maybe they could have Hakuho in it this time, although I guess he'd need to retire first. Wasn't there at least on other documentary some time ago about two new guys who struggled (and seemingly only joined because they saw no other prospects)? So far there were movies, also biographical ones with sometimes even the rikishi playing themselves, and plenty of shorter TV documentaries, but apparently never a full documentary film for the cinema. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,903 Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Morning said: I would like another Thermae Romae movie, maybe they could have Hakuho in it this time, although I guess he'd need to retire first. He wouldn't have to retire, but I think Thermae Romae II was a special one-off [I'll bet there are some threads from 2014 in this Forum]. Of the 8 rikishi who are credited on IMDB, two (Akebono, Tochiazuma) had retired, one (Kotooshu) was near retirement, two (Takekaze, Daikiho) retired in 2019, and three (Fujiazuma, Toyohibiki and Masuyonama) are still active. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,671 Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) On 23/10/2020 at 12:22, Yamanashi said: He wouldn't have to retire, but I think Thermae Romae II was a special one-off [I'll bet there are some threads from 2014 in this Forum]. Of the 8 rikishi who are credited on IMDB, two (Akebono, Tochiazuma) had retired, one (Kotooshu) was near retirement, two (Takekaze, Daikiho) retired in 2019, and three (Fujiazuma, Toyohibiki and Masuyonama) are still active. Is that from the English IMDB? I just checked the Japanese Wikipedia page and I was able to identify several other rikishi, one yobidashi and one gyoji that were also in the film. Akebono, Tochiazuma II, Kotooshu, Takekaze, Daikiho, Fujisazuma, Toyohibiki, Masunoyama AND Nionoumi Daishi (Miyuki) Isoazuma Sadanokuni Mutsukaze Hatachijo Hakkairyu Hokutoarashi Tasuke (yobidashi) Kimura Konosuke (gyoji) Edited October 24, 2020 by WAKATAKE 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,903 Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, WAKATAKE said: Is that from the English IMDB? I just checked the Japanese Wikipedia page and I was able to identify several other rikishi, one yobidashi and one gyoji that were also in the film. Akebono, Tochiazuma II, Kotooshu, Takekaze, Daikiho, Fujisazuma, Toyohibiki, Masunoyama AND Nionoumi Daishi (Miyuki) Isoazuma Sadanokuni Mutsukaze Hatachijo Hakkairyu Hokutoarashi Tasuke (yobidashi) Kimura Konosuke (gyoji) Thanks. I don't know enough to be able to pick them out of the Japanese IMDB. I fondly remember the two movies. Akebono had a good part as the top gladiator, and Kotooshu got a cameo. Osh was also kind of a goodwill ambassador because a lot of the locations were shot in Bulgaria. A great scene when Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) gets transported to the sumo jungyo(?). Takekaze and Toyohibiki stand out of course! https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1529869/hideki-takeuchis-comedy-thermae-romae-ii-aimed-international-viewers EDIT: You can see Kotooshu with the stars in one of their junket appearances. Edited October 24, 2020 by Yamanashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted October 25, 2020 Wow, I didn't know there's Thermae II, moreover with sumo!!! Gotta watch it somewhere... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,761 Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) On 01/09/2020 at 12:38, Akinomaki said: Sumo-do, successors of the samurai 相撲道～サムライを継ぐ者たち～ - fighting 365 days 106min. Start in cinemas in Japan on Oct. 30th. The film calls itself world first ozumo documentary film. Keiko had been followed 6 months from Dec. 2018 till June 2019 in Takadagawa-beya of ex-Akinoshima with Ryuden in the focus and Sakaigawa-beya of ex-Ryogoku with Goeido (now Takekuma) in the focus. With the start on Friday, more trailers appeared on the official YT channel: sumo with rock (Sakaigawa) and funk (Takadagawa), to make it appealing to the world https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001188.000003481.html https://sumodo-movie.jp/ more posters as well o Edited October 29, 2020 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 708 Posted October 30, 2020 From Chris 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octofuji 368 Posted November 8, 2020 Just a warning the film is not viewable from the UK (and I guess maybe other countries too). I couldn't find any information about restrictions on the film festival website. I expect you could get round it with a VPN if you were technically minded (I'm not). They gave a prompt refund happily. Hopefully it'll make its way onto other media one day, it looks really good. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godango 1,014 Posted January 14, 2022 "SUMODO～The Successors of Samurai" will be available in the JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2022. Available February 14 - 28, 2022, streaming starts from February 14, 5:00 p.m. till February 28, 4:59 p.m. (Japan Standard Time). You have only 48 hours to finish watching. Available in the following countries (worth trying via VPN if you're outside of them): Argentina Australia Bangladesh Brazil Cambodia Ecuador Egypt Germany Hungary India Indonesia Italy Malaysia Mexico Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Peru Philippines South Korea Spain Thailand United States Vietnam 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,903 Posted January 14, 2022 I've seen some of the other offerings: "Bread of Happiness" (Shiawase no pan) is a back-to-the-country film with Yo Oizumo; "The Floating Castle" (Nobo no Shiro) is a kind of taiga ... comedy (?) in the style of "The Kiyosu Conference". Most of these films are from ~2012-2016. And @Jakusotsu will be thrilled to know that one of the stars of SUMODO is GOEIDO Gotaro! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godango 1,014 Posted January 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Yamanashi said: I've seen some of the other offerings: "Bread of Happiness" (Shiawase no pan) is a back-to-the-country film with Yo Oizumo; "The Floating Castle" (Nobo no Shiro) is a kind of taiga ... comedy (?) in the style of "The Kiyosu Conference". Most of these films are from ~2012-2016. And @Jakusotsu will be thrilled to know that one of the stars of SUMODO is GOEIDO Gotaro! Nice, I've heard good things about 'Under the Open Sky' also. For anyone interested in my opinion, I saw SumoDo in person at the Japanese Film Festival a couple of months ago and it was excellent. As someone who's always had a love/hate attitude to Goeido, I came out of it with a lot of respect for him, and the documentary itself was very well done and entertaining. Accessible for all levels of sumo fandom. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shinobi Steve 146 Posted January 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Godango said: Available February 14 - 28, 2022, streaming starts from February 14, 5:00 p.m. till February 28, 4:59 p.m. (Japan Standard Time). You have only 48 hours to finish watching. My birthday falls into that time window, so I'll definitely be watching. I'm wanted to watch Sumodo since it was released, so happy to have a chance soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
