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.

Cast

Kyōji Aoyama

Young Wakanohana

Kōtarō Bandō

Unknown

Mie Kitahara

Kayoko Wakanohana

Kunitaro Sawamura

Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)

Wakanohana Kanji I

Himself

Tōru Abe

Unknown

Taro Sawabayashi

Unknown

Mieko Hirooka

Unknown

Tomoko Taka

Unknown

Crew

Kenjirō Morinaga

Director

Touo Matsushita

Screenplay

Ryuzo Kikushima

Story

Yasuichiro Yamazaki

Cinematography

Ryoji Motegi

Producer

Eizo Sakai

Sound

Yasuo Iwaki

Lighting Design

Masao Koga

Music

Genichiro Nishi

Art Direction