The Giants: From Hawaii To Sumo Legends

Name: The Giants: From Hawaii To Sumo Legends
Released: 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Konishiki

TV Show · Documentary

Looks into the lives of legendary sumo wrestlers who come from humble beginnings in Hawaii and become the first foreigners to rise to the highest ranks in Japan.

2021 · 25m

Starring Konishiki

Director J Lalonde

EPISODE 1

New in Town

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.
EPISODE 2

Foreign Yokozona

Konishiki becomes the most dominant sumo wrestler of the time and in fear of his stardom, institutions try to discourage his path to Yokozuna.
EPISODE 3

The Gods

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