Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

which offers a one-stop service for renting out retired rikishi professional sumo wrestlers. The agency, operated by Sirius Ltd., helps cast retired rikishi in films, TV dramas and commercials.

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

The Nishonoseki sumo stable is run by former sumo grand champion Kisenosato, who became the 72nd yokozuna in the sport's 400-year history back in 2017 before retiring in 2019.

But the last two weeks of the tournament have likely felt more somber than exciting following the recent news that legendary sumo wrestler Kitanofuji passed away. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday ...

You would think that the biggest challenge for an actor to play a sumo wrestler would be the actual wrestling. But for Shono Hayama, star of new Disney+ Hotstar Japanese series Sumo Do ...

The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...

The Sumo wrestler's diet is not for the faint of heart. They down calories by the bowlful, attempting to strengthen their bones and gain weight so that they can crush their opponents with their ...