(SUMO: Spirit Weighs Nothing)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan,

United Kingdom,

United States of America,

Denmark

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

99 minutes

Year:

2026

Directors:

Erik Shirai

Production companies:

Real Lava,

ESPN Films,

Generation Eleven Pictures

Actors:

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director

Cinematography

Cinematography

Editor

Original Music Composer