Sumo East and West
Sumo East and West is a documentary film that uses sumo wrestling as a window to explore the relationship between Japan and the West, with Hawai'i as the crucial middle ground on which they meet. Featuring interviews with Jesse Kuhaulua, Akebono, Konishiki, and amateur Hawaiian sumo wrestlers.
Links to Additional Information
PBS's Sumo East and West page
The official site of Sumo East and West
PROGRAMS
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An unflinching look at the ironic and tragic fate of Tuvalu, a remote island country
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The story of Hawaiian students who lead their classmates in song.
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Three indomitable women helped ignite the Hawaiian renaissance.
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Follows a Pacific Islander modern dance troupe to a premiere dance festival.
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Keola Beamer, master of the slack key guitar.
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A film poem on Hawaiian women.
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A young Samoan boy guards and protects his siblings.
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Polynesian dance speaks to the past, present, and future.
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Hawaiian values told through the Kamaka family's business of making 'ukuleles.
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A young girl in Fiji fights for justice.
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The struggle between the scientific and Native Hawaiian communities.
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The ascent of Polynesians in professional football.
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