Independent Lens · SEASON 5
Sumo East and West
Episode 27 · 2004-06-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
In recent years, the ancient art of sumo has witnessed the rise of an increasing number of foreigners to the top of its professional ranks. From Hawaii to Atlantic City, the experiences of American wrestlers provide an entertaining glimpse at the past, present and future of sumo, revealing how this former bastion of Japanese tradition is grappling with globalizing Western forces.
60 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz2003-10-14
2. Foto-Novelas 2: `Junkyard Saints' and `Broken Sky'2003-10-21
3. Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America2003-10-28
4. A Wedding in Ramallah2003-11-04
5. Be Good, Smile Pretty2003-11-11
6. Livermore2003-11-25
7. Eroica!2003-12-09
8. Loaded Gun: Life and Death and Dickinson2003-12-16
9. Get the Fire! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad2003-12-23
10. Man Bites Shorts2003-12-30
11. Make 'Em Dance: The Hackberry Ramblers' Story2004-01-13
12. Life Matters2004-01-20
13. Why Can't We Be a Family Again?; Downpour Resurfacing2004-01-27
14. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property2004-02-10
15. A Place of Our Oen
16. Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew2004-02-24
17. Sentencing the Victim2004-03-02
18. T-Shirt Travels2004-03-23
19. Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas2004-03-30
20. Love Inventory2004-04-13
21. Ram Dass: Fierce Grace2004-04-20
22. The Weather Underground2004-04-27
23. One Night at the Grand Star; Double Exposure2004-05-04
24. Refugee2004-05-11
25. Death of a Shaman2004-05-27
26. Cosmopolitan2004-06-01
27. Sumo East and West2004-06-08
28. The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out2004-06-15
