German director does 'absurd' take on sumo.

German director does 'absurd' take on sumo Gesine Denker Yomiuri Shimbun Frankfurt Bureau Yomiuri FRANKFURT "Sumo is what you must breathe. Sumo is what you must sleep. Sumo is what you must think. Sumo is what you must live," Akashi instructs his apprentice wrestler. At first glance, these lines may appear to have been lifted from a scene in a Japanese movie. In fact, they are from "Sumo Bruno," the first German film to use sumo as its subject. Lenard Krawinkel's low-budget production, which opened in Germany in mid-January, is the latest example of the country's current "Japan boom." What began as a trend in consumer goods, in which anything that looked Japanese was considered fashionable, has now spilled over into the entertainment industry. The trend certainly has broadened people's …