Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

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.

Cast

Masahiro Motoki

as Shuhei Yamamoto

Misa Shimizu

as Natsuko Kawashima

Naoto Takenaka

as Aoki Tomio

Akira Emoto

as Professor Tokichi Anayama

Kaori Mizushima

as Chie Asai

Hiromasa Taguchi

as Hosaku Tanaka

Kentarô Sakai

Masaaki Takarai

as Haruo Yamamoto

Masaru Matsuda

as Tatsuo Horino

Hiroshi Miyasaka

as Hokudo no Ken

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