Movie
The Sensei
41 min
A quiet, respectful documentary that immerses you in the climbing world, blending stunning mountain scenery with a gentle mentor-student dynamic.
- Directed by
- Brett Lowell, Josh Lowell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods
- Overview
- Forty-three-year-old Yuji Hirayama is one of the great legends of modern climbing. Near retirement, he plans one big swan-song mission to complete a project, one of his hardest ever, at the spectacular summit of Mount Kinabalu, on the island of Borneo. But first he must find the right partner. Enter Daniel Woods, the young American boulderer who is one of the strongest humans in the climbing world, but lacks mountain experience. Daniel-San travels to Japan to prove himself worthy of Hirayama's mentorship, and the unlikely duo team up for the expedition of a lifetime.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, friendship, aging, survival
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Brett Lowell, Josh Lowell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods
