'Chikara - the Sumo wrestler's son' follows the 10-year-old Japanese boy, Chikara, and his struggle to become a Sumo wrestler. His father was a professional Sumo wrestler, so expectations surrounding Chikara are extremely high. Today his father owns a noodle-shop where he works a lot. Their only time together is when they train Sumo wrestling. It's a very valuable time for Chikara. He wants to impress his father, but when he's there, Chikara gets nervous and everything seems to go wrong. The national Sumo Championship is approaching and Chikara wants to do well. It's a story of a small boy in a tough sport, parental pressure and expectations, but above all, it's a universal narrative about the relationship between father and son.

Original title:

Chikara - Sumobryderens Søn

Release:

July 04, 2013

Original language:

Japanese

Production country:

Denmark
Japan

Producer company:

Final Cut for Real
Kong Gulerod Film
Det Danske Filminstitut
DR Ultra
NRK Super

Spoken languages:

Danish
Japanese

Simon Lereng Wilmont

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