A Sumo Wrestler's Tail

A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)

ちゅうずもう

Chu Zumo is the story of an old farmer who discovers a group of rats heading to a sumo wrestling bout. After they lose miserably he decides to feed the rats to boost their chances of winning.

Date of release
2010-01-03
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
13m
Genres
Animation
Director
Akihiko Yamashita

Casting

Interesting facts

A Sumo Wrestler's Tail is a 2010 fantasy animated 13-minute short film written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Akihiko Yamashita. It is based on a Japanese folk tale, Nezumi no Sumō. It was produced by Studio Ghibli for the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.

Production and release

Chūzumō was written and planned by Hayao Miyazaki, with storyboards by the director of the film, Akihiko Yamashita. The storyboards took three months to complete. The story is based on a Japanese folk tale, Nezumi no Sumō. The film depicts scenery and locations based on actual places in Nagano Prefecture.

It premiered at the Ghibli Museum on January 3, 2010. This was Yamashita's directorial debut, and—at the time of its release—it was the first film by Studio Ghibli to premier at the Ghibli Museum in four years. As part of the promotions for the film, wrestlers from the Arashio stable, including Ōyutaka Masachika, were invited to the museum where they held a sumō tournament in front of a group of children.

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