Movie·2009·2h 7m
Zen
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 禅
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).
Cinematography
Noriyuki Mizuguchi
Music
Ryudo Uzaki
Editor
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Masahiko Nishimura
Shun Sugata
Masato Hyugaji
// crew
Crew
Banmei Takahashi
Director, Screenplay
Noriyuki Mizuguchi
Director of Photography
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor
Ryudo Uzaki
Original Music Composer
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