Seine letzte grosse Reise führte ihn von Stein am Rhein ins ferne Japan. Theo Plakoudakis und Marco Salituro hatten für Mathias Gnädinger eigens das Drehbuch entwickelt. Und so füllte der populäre Schauspieler die Rolle als «grosser Sommer» mit viel Herz aus: Der ehemalige Schwingerkönig Anton Sommer wird vom zehnjährigen Buben Hiro gezwungen, ihn nach Japan zu begleiten. Hiro will wie sein Vater Sumo-Ringer werden. Der Zürcher Stefan Jäger inszenierte ein modernes Märchen, das zur liebenswürdigen Hommage an Mathias Gnädinger wurde. Er starb am Karfreitag 2015.
Toni Sommer (68) used to be the most popular and successful "Schwinger" of his time in Switzerland's traditional wrestling sport, but since the fatal accident of his opponent and best friend, he's been living anonymously and lonely in a suburb of Bern. His energy and his zest for life have left him, and the only friend he has is the grave of his former opponent. Hiro, a 10-year-old boy, disturbs Sommer's reclusiveness. He lives with his grandma one floor above Sommer's flat. Hiro is a short, thin boy who is a highly gifted student in school. However, Hiro wants only one thing - to become a great sumotori, a sumo wrestler. When his grandma dies unexpectedly, Hiro pleads the grumpy Sommer to take him to a sumo stall in his home country, Japan. Sommer is not interested, but he finally overcomes his initial resistance and accepts the deal. As soon as they arrive in Tokyo Sommer has to decide whether to engage in the boy's dream or to cancel the trip at an early stage, because he learns ...
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