Independent Lens . SUMO EAST AND WEST . Film Credits

Directed and Photographed by
Ferne Pearlstein

Produced and Edited by
Ferne Pearlstein and Robert Edwards

Written by
Robert Edwards

Featuring
Wayne Vierra
Akebono
Konishiki
Azumazeki Oyakata (Jesse Kuhaulua)

with

Larry Aweau
Kena, Jacob, and Roger Heffernan
John Jacques
Katsugo Miho
Jan Rowan / Sumo Connection Hawaii
Doreen Simmons
Maxine Vierra (and Megan and Simeon)
Wakamatsu Oyakata
Emmanuel Yarborough

Professional Sumo Wrestlers Appear Courtesy of
The Nihon Sumo Kyokai

Co-Producers
Yoshiharu Muto
Steve Bennett
Nan Bress

Executive Consultants
Tsutomu Tajima
Kenzo Sato

Assistant Camera
Joia Speciale
Howard Shack

Sound Recording
Andy Reuland
Richard Fleming
John Eddy
Glenn Berkovitz

Original Music
Doug Edwards
Bobby Lurie (featuring Cory McAbee and Krugie)
and
Akihito Narumi and Shirakami(Fuefuki-Douji)

Advisors
Jon Else
Allen Guttmann
Ryoichi Harigaya
Bob Hawk
Edward Ifshin
T. Kaori Kitao
Teiji Kojima
John J. MacAloon
Laurent Martres
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Doreen Simmons
Rene Tajima-Pena
Lee Thompson
Roderic Kenji Tierney
John Wheeler
Masao Yamaguchi

Edit Consultants
Kim Roberts
Debbie Hoffman
Jan Krawitz
Mark Becker

Associate Producers
David Shapiro (Japan)
Cari Costanzo (Hawaii)
Julia Hibarger (Hawaii)

Translation
Yoshiharu Muto
Noriko Sakamoto

Graphics
Vanessa DeNola
Tina Tryforos

Sound Editor
Lew Goldstein

Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Urmson

Online Editor
Peter Heady

Colorlist
Scot Olive

Accounting
Ruth Hereford Turid Larsen

Still Photography
Caitlin McCaffrey

Archival Researcher
Edward Engel

Music Clearance
Brooke Wentz / The Rights Workshop

Post Production Assistants
Sara Pellegrini
Edward Griffis
Alisa Breetz

Production Assistants
Ian Aronson
Laura Almo
Renal Durozier

Fiscal Sponsor
Catticus Corporation

Filmed on Fuji Motion Picture Film Stock

Super 8 Footage Courtesy of
Katsugo Miho

Dailies
Colorlab

Super 8 Transfers
Brodsky and Treadway

Negative Matching
Donny Bono & Associates

Telecine and Online
The Tape House

Titles
Edward Griffis

Archival Materials
Archive Films by Getty Images
Bishop Museum
Human Studies Film Archives / Smithsonian Institution
KITV-4 / JN Productions
KP International
Library of Congress
Mill Valley Film Group
National Archives
NBC News Archives
Night of the Giants
Nihon Sumo Kyokai
Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Art Archives / Smithsonian
Institution
The Mariner’s Museum
Video Tape Library, Ltd.

Internment camp photos courtesy of
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
National Archives

Thanks
Deborah Dickson
Docuclub
The Edwards Family
Carlos Goodman
Scott Greenberg
John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
180 Grand Street, 3rd Floor
Bill Jersey and Shirley Kessler
Kiran Kapany and Michael Schwarz
Margaret Mihori
Carlos Molina / KHET, Oahu
Annie Moriyasu
Kevin Mortesen
Outrigger Hotels
The Pearlstein Family
Toni Reavis / ESPN
Tom Rinaldi / CNN/SI
The Kenzo Sato Family
Lori Shinseki
Reed Slogoff
Chunichi Shimbun Newspapers
The Tsutomu Tajima Family
Mark Trompeter

Music
“The Mikado (Act 1 Finale)”
Written by Gilbert & Sullivan
Performed by D’Oyly Carte Opera
Courtesy of Sony Classical

“Sumo Funk”
Written by A.K. Campbell
Published by My Forte Music
Performed by Konishiki
Courtesy of 125th Street Records N Stuff

“Aloha Ku'u Pua”
Written by Alvin Isaacs
Published by Criterion Music
Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple

“Livin' Like Kings”
Written by Darren Vegas and Steven Hawse aka Layzie Bone
Published by My Forte Music
Performed by Konishiki
Courtesy of 125th Street Records N Stuff

“Na Ka Pueo/Keyhole Hula”
Traditional/Written by Lena Machado
Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple

“Yokozuna”
Written by Chucky Boy Chock
Published by The Mountain Apple Company
Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple

“Wai'ialae”
(Traditional)
Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Courtesy of Mountain Apple

“Top of the World”
Written by Bettis/Carpenter
Published by Rondor
Performed by Shonen Knife
Courtesy of Universal

“(Love is Like a) Heatwave”
Written by Holland/Dozier/Holland
Published by EMI
Performed by Shonen Knife
Courtesy of Universal

“YMCA”
Written by Belolo, Morali, Willis
Published by Can’t Stop Music
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of Universal

Goods and Services Donated by
Fuji Films
Hawaiian Airlines
Hilton Resorts Hawaii
Japan Airlines

Funding Provided by
Japan-US Friendship Commission
The Japan Foundation
Andy Scott
Yahoo matching gift fund
Adobe matching gift fund
Doug Edwards

Produced in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS),
Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) and
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA).

This program was solely produced by SumoFilms, Inc.,
which is solely responsible for its content.