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Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son
Simon Lereng Wilmont, Denmark, 2014
32 min.DK/DocumentaryChildren's films
The film follows the 10-year-old Japanese boy Chikara and his struggle to become a sumo wrestler. His father, Harumitsu, was a professional sumo wrestler from one of Tokyo's most successful clubs, so expectations surrounding Chikara are extremely high. Today his father owns a noodle shop, where he works too much. They only spend time together during Sumo wrestling practice. This time is very valuable for Chikara and he desperately wants to impress his father, but when Harumitsu is there, Chikara gets really nervous and everything seems to go wrong. The annual national Sumo Championship is approaching and it means everything to Chikara to do well, so his father will be proud of him.
| Original title | Chikara - Sumobryderens Søn |
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| Danish title | Chikara - Sumobryderens Søn |
| Other titles | Sumobryderens søn, Sport Kids |
| Part of | Sport Kids |
| Keywords | Boys, Father-son relation, Sumo wrestling, Japan, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Screenplay | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Producer | Monica Hellström |
| Director of Photography | Simon Lereng Wilmont, Lars Skree |
| Editor | Michael Aaglund |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Composer | Asger & Peder |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish,English,Japanese |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
| International sales | Autlook Filmsales |
| Danish festival release | 19.09.2014, BUSTER |
| Online release | 12.12.2015 |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Final Cut for Real ApS |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
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| Screenplay | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
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| Producer | Monica Hellström |
| Production manager | Maria Kristensen |
| Executive producer | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
| Post-production | Anders V. Christensen |
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| Cinematographer | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Cinematographer | Lars Skree |
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| Editor | Michael Aaglund |
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Music |
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| Composer | Asger & Peder |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Peter Albrechtsen |
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Visual effects |
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| Graphic design | Emil Thorbjørnsson |
| Colourist | Anders V. Christensen |
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