Sumo camp in Manila goes exactly where you'd expect — and then some.
Manila city. Fernando Suzuki noticed the popularity of sumo in Japan and decided to make a profit by holding sumo classes locally. They are recruiting young people who want to succeed as sumo wrestlers in Japan. Philnando can't stop smiling at the unexpected number of applicants. They immediately start a training camp, but it is difficult to teach sumo to young people who have never tightened a mawashi, let alone how to step on a shiko. As Fernando watched the sweaty young men take a shower, he noticed one of them, Enrico. He immediately called her to his room...
Production
Manila location shooting on shoestring budget
Costume
Mawashi struggles: authentic effort, absurd results
Director
Satoru Kobayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1992 pink film industry was collapsing; location shoots in Philippines became cost-saving measure for Japanese studios.
Satoru Kobayashi directed over 400 films, mostly pinku eiga churned out in days.
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