Little Miss Sumo

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Little Miss Sumo
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Directed byMatt Kay
Written byMatt Kay
Produced byAndrew Carver Didi Mae Hand Matt Kay
Starring Hiyori Kon
CinematographyMatt Kay David Woo
Edited byIsabel Freeman Rebecca Gin
Music byKwes
Production
company
Walks of Life Films
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)(London)
  • October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages
  • Japanese
  • English

Little Miss Sumo is a 2018 documentary film directed and written by Matt Kay. The premise revolves around the 20-year-old sumo wrestler Hiyori Kon, one of few women practising the sport. [1] [2]

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Release

Little Miss Sumo premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival, [3] and was released on October 28, 2019, on Netflix. [1] The film won the Community and Culture Award at the 2019 Kendal Mountain Festival. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Little Miss Sumo' on Netflix, a Doc Profiling a Woman Wrestler Battling Gross Gender Inequality". Decider. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ↑ "'Little Miss Sumo' is a poetic and powerful look at female wrestlers in Japan". The Daily Dot. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ↑ "British director throws new light on sumo in Japan". Kyodo News+. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "2019 Festival Archive". Kendal Mountain Festival. Retrieved 17 July 2025.


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