Zen

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Zen (2009)

Directed by Banmei Takahashi

Drama, History · 2h 07m

In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was capable of realizing Buddhahood within himself, by way of Zazen. Zazen is extended hours of sitting and meditating to achieve a state of “Mu” (nothingness, or empty existence).

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Cast

Kantarô Nakamura Dogen Yuki Uchida Orin Ryushin Tei Ji-uen / Kugyo Minamoto Kengo Kora Tatsuya Fujiwara Jun Murakami Masanobu Katsumura Zheng Tianyong Keiko Takahashi Show Aikawa Takashi Sasano Kenichiro Yasui

Crew

Director
Banmei Takahashi
Screenplay
Banmei Takahashi
Novel
Tetsuo Ohtani
Director of Photography
Noriyuki Mizuguchi
Original Music Composer
Ryudo Uzaki
Editor
Hani Mituhashi

Details

Original title
禅
Release date
2009-01-10
Runtime
2h 07m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese, Mandarin
Countries
Japan
Production
KADOKAWA
Box office
$2,877,113