Stillness - Suspension - Motion

  • Japan Sei—chu—do
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Short / Experimental
Japan, 1959, 5 min

Directed by:

Donald Richie

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Richie captures the strange rhythm of sumo, where the wrestlers quietly and repeatedly face off - eye to eye - before smashing into each other. He focuses on the rippling muscles of the bodies, suspended, then in furious motion. (Ann Arbor Film Festival)