LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt posing for portrait with Tomojiro Sakata, former sumo wrestling champion and candidate for the People's Labor Party. Sakata is 7 feet tall; Eisie is 5 feet 5 inches. (This photo was taken by LIFE reporter Richard E. Lauterbach. It imitates one taken by Eisenstaedt of Sakata and his 10 year-old son. See Photo# 750236).
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