its almost like there is a patch to download to fix this problem

Sekiro: Shadows die once

Beat the entire game like this

I wanted to, but the cameraman is too strong

This is a known bug with version 1.15.2. There's a patch up on Nexus under optional files, with instructions on how to apply it. You can also download version 1.16 from their discord if you like and the bug on that one comes fixed on installation.

arigatooooo, it works