Hiroshi MINATO 湊寛
New Nemuro Pro Wrestling Story
無理しない ケガしない 明日も仕事！ 新根室プロレス物語
Nippon Docs ¾
In 2006, Samson MIYAMOTO founded a wrestling organization together with friends and neighbors in the eastern Hokkaido port town of Nemuro. Passion is more important than ability, with amateurs slipping into the craziest roles. Hiroshi MINATO’s charming and empathic outsider story is guaranteed to touch even those who have no idea about wrestling.
Tue., May 27, 2025, 19:30
NAXOS Cinema
European premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Documentary Obsessions Sports
無理しない ケガしない 明日も仕事！ 新根室プロレス物語
Muri shinai kega shinai ashita mo shigoto! Shin Nemuro Puroresu monogatari
Japan 2024
79 minutes
Director
Hiroshi MINATO
Cinematography
Hideki ASHIZAKI, Etsuo MEGURO
World sales
UZUMASA
About Hiroshi MINATO
湊寛
Hiroshi MINATO, born in Sapporo in 1976, studied Film Directing at Nihon University College of Art. He then began working as a director for television. In 2017, he won the TV Asahi Newcomer Scenario Award for Excellence and obtained the Media Ambitious Award in 2019 for his television documentary DAIKOKUZA BAY BLUES.