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SUMO: Spirit Weighs Nothing
2026 · 99 min
A patient, immersive look behind a closed world, watching bodies and spirits strain under tradition.
- Directed by
- Erik Shirai
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Terunofuji Haruo, Hiradoumi Yūki, Yonezawaryu Daiki
- Overview
- SUMO: Spirit Weighs Nothing grants rare inside access to Japan’s notoriously private world of sumo. Over a turbulent year of sacrifice and survival, wrestlers at different stages of their career fight to endure within one of Japan’s most punishing traditions. Behind the curtain, true strength is measured — not in flesh, but in refining the spirit.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, trauma, ambition, identity
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Erik Shirai
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Terunofuji Haruo, Hiradoumi Yūki, Yonezawaryu Daiki