milladee @milladee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026there's a scene in the movie where sakurai, in a full suit, walks into the ocean waves arms outstretched til he's waist-deep while the narration tells he does this every time before a big match to get in touch with nature and the flow of things 100
![screenshot from Shin Janki 1 (1998)
Sakurai, in a full suit, standing on a coastline.
Narrator: "This would remind him how insignificant his existance[sic] was, and wash him of the trifles of everyday life."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:joegedtyv6ectluve7y2yd74/bafkreieeruxd2jwoctlmqzd7fjjyfmdfwcvd3rduhlvjtj6vm2f5ld7oym)
