Summary

Takuya is 18, with tousled hair and an athletic look. Driven by his father and sponsors, he leaves his hometown in Hokkaido to go to Tokyo and join a sumo stable. There, he will share everything with the 10 other wrestlers: communal life, training, social life and tournaments. Coproduced by Japanese tv NHK as part of its "Tokyo Modern Series", granting an exceptional access, the film recalls the dreams and disenchantments of a teenager who is discovering the reality of the traditional world of sumo.