How to say "person who is consistent" (in romaji) ? Is it a Japanese principle?


I have seen a documentary about a mangaka who would draw her own manga from
start to finish and the documentary described that she was applying a Japanese
principle of doing things alone, at your own pace, from start to finish. It
was described as a principle of responsibility and integrity and it was
contrasted to the way in western productions usually creating something is
done by several people with different skills, whereas in Japan when you do
everything yourself, your spirit is reflected throughout your work and has
therefore more soul and harmony.

The documentary described this principle as a principle of integrity, of
responsibility, a person should take responsibility and work through things on
their own. The mangaka kept saying she wanted to be a person of integrity
because of this principle.

The principle in Japanese sounded like "Suji yo konsu" meaning a person who is
consistent, but since I don't speak Japanese at all (I only begin), I can't
find which principle it is. Do you know which principle it is and how to write
it in romaji? I have looked in Google I can't find any information on the
documentary or on this principle. I would really like to learn more about this
principle if only I knew how it is called in Japan.

Thanks.

-- An answer from a Japanese speaker who will recognize this principle and
give the word or phrase that describes this principle even if it doesn't sound
like what I think I have heard is also acceptable. I suspect it is something
the Japanese know and live by so maybe there is a common word for it and I
might have misheard. My interest is to know more about this principle of
responsibility/integrity/own path/consistency to do something alone from start
to finish. From the documentary there is a strong emphasis in doing things
alone in this principle.




This is a guess, but it might be 初志貫徹{しょしかんてつ}, or "shoshi kantetsu." It is a
四字熟語 compound that refers to having an idea/feeling/will and seeing it through
to completion.

<http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/idiom/%E5%88%9D%E5%BF%97%E8%B2%AB%E5%BE%B9/m0u/>

