27 December 1956 Drama 84 mins
A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.
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Kyōji Aoyama as Young Wakanohana
Mie Kitahara as Kayoko Wakanohana
Kunitaro Sawamura as Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)
Wakanohana Kanji I as Himself
Ryūzō Kikushima Story
Eizo Sakai Sound
Touo Matsushita Screenplay
Yasuichiro Yamazaki Cinematography
Genichiro Nishi Art Direction
Yasuo Iwaki Lighting Design
Ryoji Motegi Producer
Masao Koga Music
Kenjirō Morinaga Director
若ノ花物語 土俵の鬼 Trailer
Japan 27 December 1956
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