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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The people behind it
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
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