The Giants: From Hawaii To Sumo Legends

Season 1

2021 · 3 episodes · 1h 17m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. New in Town

   22 Jul 2021 · 26 min

   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. 2

   2. Foreign Yokozuna

   22 Jul 2021 · 24 min

   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. 3

   3. The Gods

   22 Jul 2021 · 27 min

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