The Giants: From Hawaii To Sumo Legends

• 1. New in Town

  26m

  Hawaiian Konishiki arrives in Japan during the height of the Japanese economic boom. He has no money and no understanding of the Japanese culture or language, but he begins training in sumo.

• 2. Foreign Yokozuna

  24m

  Konishiki becomes the most dominant sumo wrestler of the time and in fear of his stardom, institutions try to discourage his path to Yokozuna.

• 3. The Gods

  27m

  Despite the effort to limit foreign influence in Japan's national sport, there is no denying the excitement around the Hawaiian sumo stars.

Cast

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Konishiki

Musashimaru

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Akebono

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Takamiyama