Sumo (相撲, sumō?) is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is generally considered to be a gendai budō (a modern Japanese martial art), though this definition is incorrect as the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from the days when sumo was used in the Shinto religion. Life as a rikishi is highly regimented, with rules laid down by the Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal "sumo training stables" known in Japanese as heya where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dictated by strict tradition.
In addition to its use as a trial of strength in combat, sumo has also been associated with Shinto ritual, and even certain shrines carry out forms of ritual dance where a human is said to wrestle with a kami (a Shinto divine spirit). It was an important ritual at the imperial court. Representatives of each province were ordered to attend the contest at the court and fight. They were required to pay for their travels themselves. The contest was known as sumai no sechie, or "sumai party."
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Two homeless travelers - Jack and Jen - wander the rural farmlands of central Utah. Together they survive - barely. As winter approaches their mountain valley, they find help form the most unsuspecting places. Suddenly, a twist of fate separates the two and their lives are forever changed.
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After emerging as a topper - not only in Sophia Senior Secondary School but also in Rajasthan - Ajmer-born Rajnandini Khandelwal, who lives a conservative lifestyle with a joint family - including her parents, grandmother, as well as an uncle and aunt - is now taught basic cooking, while her father, Ravimohan, a devout Hindu, looks for a suitable groom. Her mother wants her to learn western cuisine and arranges for her stay in Mumbai with her sister, Shubha, and brother-in-law, Mukul. Once there, she is allowed to attend Modern College where she enlists in The Dramatics Society, and is selected to play the role of 'Kate' in Shakeshpeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'. She adapts to her new lifestyle, gains confidence, has her hair styled, wears revealing western dresses, and is attracted to fellow-collegian Vivaan. Then a surprise visit from Ravimohan will turn the tables against her. She will not only be admonished, but also be taken back to Ajmer where her marriage has been arranged with the son of a Delhi-based businessman, Nareshchand.
Live Out Loud!
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Ron Everett just wasn't cut out to be a shoe farmer. All his life, he's dreamed of bright lights, glamor, riches, success and fabulous hair. But alas, he is slated to inherit the family footwear farm, prime responsibility for a horde of younger siblings for whom the farm provides sole support, and a life of drudgery in the orthopedic sandal and work boot fields... unless he can make it big in New Cityville in just one week!
Little shoe farmer. Big dreams.
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Nick Gunar (Dolph Lundgren) is a burnt-out, jaded and hard-up former mercenary who is having a difficult time adjusting to civilian life. At the end of his rope, he is hired by the Nitro Mine Corporation to strong-arm the natives of a South China Sea island into giving up their rights to its valuable mineral resources. Nick loathes the thought of another mission, but this seemingly easy job will earn him enough money to get back with his estranged family. He recruits some of his former mercenary buddies to help him with the job. The island people refuse to give up their land and Nick decides to help them fight the greedy corporation that hired him. The island and its people bring Nick back to life. He finally finds something worth fighting for and a place to call home. As greed and treachery begin to unravel, Nick's band of mercenaries choose sides. Some are with him and others, still working for the corporation, will stop at nothing to destroy him.
Keywords: action-hero, ak-47, ambush, bar-fight, bare-breasts, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-fighting, barroom-brawl, battle, battlefield
Killers for hire are paid for what they can do, not for what they believe... until today.
Warriors paid to fight, not to think. But that's about to change...
They came to destroy an island. Now they're fighting to save it.
They were soldiers of fortune who were paid a price to fight and win. On this assignment, they'll pay the ultimate price.
[Nick has just eaten an unborn chick directly from the egg to improve relations with the tribe]::Nick: So you guys eat this all the time or is just for... uhm... ceremonies?::Po: Are you kidding? We don't eat that shit!
Kiefer: [after he shoots a wounded mercenary] Bullets are cheap and the medics are late.
Nick: [to Keefer] Welcome to Hell.
[repeated line]::Nick: Sweden, like me.
Lyle: This time you'll be working in a beautiful, warm and very tropical paradise!::Nick: I hate the heat.::Warren: Will it help if we say who recommended you?::Nick: I know who recommended me.
Nick: Why didn't you recommend Keefer?::Colonel Merrick: Keefer... This op, for what I'm told, isn't just slash and burn. This one calls for the touch of the poet.
Blades: What colour?::[Nick stares at him]::Blades: What colour is the people you want me to shoot at, man?::Nick: Lighter than you but darker than me.
Jimmy G: [to one of his employees] Relax, I'm not gonna kill you... yet!
Ocker: [sitting in front of the gorilla's cage at the zoo] I know they're doomed. You can see it in the eyes. Ten, twenty years they'll be extinct.::Nick: I was surprised to hear you were still breathing yourself.::Ocker: The world is dying, Nick. It needs a witness.
Nolan: [after knocking his adversary down] Hey, if you wanna bet your last dime - it might as well be on yourself, right?::[his opponent gets up and knocks him out]
When You're Up Against Every Dirty Trick in the Book ... You Fight Dirty to Stay Alive! (US 1982 release)
ROOTS OF EVIL: The Martial-Arts Film That Pulls All the Punches (US 1982 release)
Frank Mertens: [Grabs Van Bullock by the throat] Van Bullock! You disgraced my name!::Van Bullock: Arrrgh! Komo!::Komo: [Grabs Mertens] What you want?::[Mertens slaps Komo, and they fight a little while, until Komo finally grabs Mertens firmly]::Van Bullock: Hahaha, throw him out, Komo! Throw him out! Just throw that bastard out!::[Komo throws Mertens out of the window]