“Sumo East and West” is a feature documentary about the cultural changes facing Japan as more and more foreigners enter the ancient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. In Japan sumo is not only the national sport but a centuries-old cultural treasure. Yet this highly traditional world is facing profound changes due to the postwar influx of foreign images, ideas, and inf…Read all |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.0/10 | |
Released: | May 5, 2003 | |
Runtime: | 85 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Sport | |
Countries: | United States | |
Cast: | Tarô Akebono Konishiki Jesse Kuhaulua | |
Crew: | Robert Edwards Ferne Pearlstein | |
Alien : Eeeeehxcellent