Sumo East and West

Sumo East and West
Directed byFerne Pearlstein
Produced by
CinematographyFerne Pearlstein
Edited by
  • Ferne Pearlstein
  • Robert Edwards
Music byDoug Edwards
Release date
  • May 2003 (2003-05) (Tribeca Film Festival)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sumo East and West is a 2003 American documentary film directed by Ferne Pearlstein, about American participants in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in May 2003 and was broadcast nationally as part of PBS's Independent Lens series on June 8, 2004.