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Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

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

Drama

Release: 1956-12-27Runtime: 84 minRating: 0 (0)

Cast

Kyōji Aoyama

Kyōji Aoyama

Young Wakanohana

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Kayoko Wakanohana

Kunitaro Sawamura

Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)

Wakanohana Kanji I

Himself

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Taro Sawabayashi

Mieko Hirooka

Tomoko Taka

Crew

Ryuzo Kikushima

Ryuzo Kikushima

Story

Touo Matsushita

Screenplay

Ryoji Motegi

Producer

Yasuichiro Yamazaki

Cinematography

Genichiro Nishi

Art Direction

Eizo Sakai

Sound

Yasuo Iwaki

Lighting Design

Kenjirō Morinaga

Director

Masao Koga

Music