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Heavyweight

47:01 Min
Heavyweight

Heavyweight - Japan's Female Sumo Wrestlers

01 Mar 2024 10:00pm
At 18, Sakura is amongst the Japanese top female Sumo practitioners. As she angles for global domination, she wonders if it's time to shed the patriarchal norms that limit female participation.
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At just 18, Tokyo resident Sakura Ishii has emerged as one of the top female Sumo practitioners in her country. This year, she has her eyes set on global domination at the World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia. 

As she faces off against competitors from across the world, she struggles to imagine a future in the sport. Japan’s powerful Sumo Association stands opposed to women being recognized as professional athletes, leaving champions like Sakura to chart their own path to success, against all odds. 

In the coastal Japanese town of Tottori, young girls practise Sumo at a summer camp. Inspired by the example of Sakura and others like her, more and more Japanese girls are drawn to the sport. Blissfully unaware of the national debate that rages outside their Sumo camp, questioning whether women should be part of Japan’s oldest and most hallowed sport, these young girls are determined to be champions of the future. 

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