Location: | Japan |
Subject: | Sports, sumo, Polynesian diaspora |
Length: | 85 minutes |
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Hue: | Color |
Year Released: | 2003 |
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Director: | Ferne Pearlstein, Robert Edwards |
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Distributor: | CustomFlix |
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Description: | Documentary examines the impact that foreigners (mostly of Hawaiian and Samoan descent) have made on the ancient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. Explores how the sport has changed through the stories of Polynesian superstars Takamiyama (Jesse Kuhaulua); Konishiki (Saleva`a Atisanoe); and Akebono (Chad Rowan). |
Record No: | 2958 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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