Sumo Bruno

Summary

Sumo Bruno

For the first time ever, the Sumo Wrestling Amateur Championships are being held outside of Japan, in Riesa, a small town in Germany.

Kalle, a shifty entrepreneur, talks Bruno, his 400 pound heavyweight buddy, into taking up Sumo wrestling with the goal to win the prize money. But Bruno is all but a fighting machine. Kalle hires Akashi, a local owner of a fairly successful Sushi restaurant, as a Sumo trainer. Bruno wouldn′t last long were it no for eleven year old, overweight Timo and his mother Anna, a dancer and fitness instructor. Bruno undergoes the relentless Sumo training enforced by Akashi. He is on his way to becoming a champion but his friends are in trouble. Kalle is threatened by a loan shark and Anna and Timo seek shelter in Bruno′s house. What could be more than sympathy between Anna and Bruno is destroyed by shyness and awkwardness and ends in disappointment. But, encouraged by Timo, Bruno sails through the qualifying tournament and qualifies for the World Championship.
The big day - but the seats reserved for Timo and Anna remain empty. Bruno realizes that to get what he wants, especially in love matters, he has to overcome his shyness and take fate into his own hands. Just before the final fight, he finds Anna and Timo. Anna′s kiss is the biggest reward of the day. In the final match, Bruno is beaten but knows, that, even though he came in second, he is the winner overall.

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH