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，描述： Sumo's Ultimate Clash By 3E帝國

日本相扑是一种运动，也是一种宗教。已有两千年历史的相扑源於神道教仪式，及一种古代武术。来自蒙古的朝青龙闯入这个严守传统的世界，打破了许多规则。令日本相扑迷懊恼的是，他还获得相扑界的最高荣耀－横纲，连美国人也加入这项运动。日本大相扑协会将到首位外籍冠军曙太郎的家乡夏威夷表演，这是15年来的头一遭。本片将深入探讨这项拥有悠久历史的运动具备的文化意义，分析相扑界的严格阶级制度，追踪横纲朝青龙在相扑部屋内接受格斗技术考验的过程，了解美国相扑联盟成员丹卡尔布弗雷薛，如何准备参加相扑赛，并认识日本相扑界与美国相扑界的差异。

SMACK! Flesh meets flesh as two colossal wrestlers smash into each other - half a ton of muscle and fat collide. Sumo. More than a sport in Japan, it's a religion. Its history goes back 2000 years, with time-honoured Shinto rituals and ceremonies originating from the ancient martial art called "Tegoi". Crashing into this tradition-bound world is Mongolian "outsider" Asashoryu. He's a rule-breaker, a rebel. And much to the chagrin of the sumo-crazy Japanese, he's their reigning champion. To add insult to injury, the Americans are even beefing up to join the sport. And now, for the first time in nearly 15 years, Japanese Grand Sumo is coming to ground-zero of the outsider invasion. Hawaii - birthplace to Sumo's first foreign-born grand champion, Akebono. Asashoryu. He's not just any Sumo wrestler. He's the "yokozuna" or highest ranked…the Muhammad Ali of Sumo. With permission from Asashoryu to film his inner sanctum, we'll penetrate the hidden culture of this ancient sport. Where men built like mountains devote their lives to just two things: muscling up and chowing down. We'll decode the rigid hierarchy where newbies are hazed on a daily basis - cleaning toilets and cooking the champion's food. We'll capture the champ as he's put through paces in the Sumo "stable" in preparation for the face off in Hawaii. With a line of lower-ranking fighters waiting to defeat him and the Japanese fans waiting to see him disgraced, will Asashoryu fall? Interwoven with Asashoryu's fight build-up, we'll explore a growing group of Americans that are packing on the pounds and balancing the scales with the day job, in their quest to be the Rocky Balboa of Sumo. We'll profile American wrestler Dan Kalbfleisch as he prepares for the next Sumo event. Part of the United Sates Sumo Federation - a U.S. amateur league - he's currently ranked fourth, and hell bent on capturing first. Far from the ancient rings of Japan, US Sumo is a land of spandex, 6-egg breakfasts, and 5:00 AM gym run