J. LaLonde
Director
The Giants: From Hawaii To Sumo Legends (2021)
Season 1
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.
Released July 22, 2021
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.native-hawaiian, tmdb.japan, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.sumo
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
July 22, 2021, midnight
S1E2 - Foreign Yokozuna
Konishiki becomes the most dominant sumo wrestler of the time and in fear of his stardom, institutions try to discourage his path to Yokozuna.
July 22, 2021, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
July 22, 2021, midnight
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