Aiki (2002)

Directed by

Daisuke Tengan

Genre

martial arts film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial artist in a wheelchair trains in a Japanese fighting style. The film follows his journey after a life-changing accident.

inspiringunderstatedthoughtfuldeterminedslow-pacedfocusedearnestdeliberate

What happens

Aiki is a 2002 Japanese film about a martial artist in a wheelchair, directed and written by Daisuke Tengan. It is loosely based on the life of a Danish practitioner of the Roppokai branch of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, Ole Kingston Jensen, who started training in Daitō-ryū after he was handicapped in an accident and now is the highest ranking non-Japanese member of the Roppokai. The film premiered at the 2002 Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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