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We would be remiss not to mention the exploitation side of . During the 1970s, Japan’s "Pinky Violence" boom produced Sumo Vixens (Onna sumo: Abazure kenka). This is not for the faint of heart.

(2018) : A unique historical drama set in the 1920s that focuses on a troupe of female sumo wrestlers and an anarchist group in the wake of the Great Kanto Earthquake. 2. Deep-Dive Documentaries sumo movies

So, the next time you see a large man in a silk apron throwing salt into a circle, don’t laugh. Lean in. Because behind that belly is a warrior poet, and behind that push is a story waiting to make you cry. We would be remiss not to mention the exploitation side of