Konishiki arrives in Japan during the height of the Japanese economic boom. He doesn't have a dollar or yen to his name and has no understanding of the Japanese culture or language.

Konishiki has become the most dominant sumo wrestler of the time. In fear of his stardom, the institutions step in the way to deter his path to Yokozuna.

Despite the effort to limit foreign influence in Japan's national sport, there is no denying the excitement around the Hawaiian sumo stars.