Zen

Name: Zen
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-01-10
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Cast: Kantarô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei, Kengo Kora, Tatsuya Fujiwara

2009, Japanese. Directed by Banmei Takahashi.

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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Runtime: 2h 7m
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Language: Japanese
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Released: 10 January 2009
Original title: 禅
Country: Japan
Written by: Banmei Takahashi
Box office: $2.9M

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Zen (2009) was directed by Banmei Takahashi and stars Kantarô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei.