Film

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

19561h 24mDrama

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Year: 1956

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.

Top cast

Kyōji Aoyama

Young Wakanohana

Kōtarō Bandō

Mie Kitahara

Kayoko Wakanohana

Kunitaro Sawamura

Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)

Wakanohana Kanji I

Himself

Tōru Abe

Taro Sawabayashi

Mieko Hirooka

Tomoko Taka

Directed by

Kenjirō Morinaga

Written by

Ryuzo Kikushima, Touo Matsushita

Produced by

Ryoji Motegi