Zen

Zen

2009 ja 127 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

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

Kantarô Nakamura

Dogen

Yuki Uchida

Yuki Uchida

Orin

Ryushin Tei

Ryushin Tei

Ji-uen / Kugyo Minamoto

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Masanobu Katsumura

Masanobu Katsumura

Zheng Tianyong

Zheng Tianyong

Keiko Takahashi

Keiko Takahashi

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Kenichirou Yasui

Kenichirou Yasui

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Masato Hyugaji

Masato Hyugaji

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