Zen
2009, Film, 127 min, Biography, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 68
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).
Directed by Banmei Takahashi
Cast
- Kankurô Nakamura as Dôgen
- Yuki Uchida as Orin
- Ryushin Tei as Kugyô Minamotono
- Kengo Kôra as Shunryô
- Ken'ichirô Yasui as Gikai
- Jun Murakami as Ejô
- Masanobu Katsumura as Yoshishige Hatano
- Tatsuya Fujiwara as Tokiyori Hôjô
- Tianyong Zheng as Nyôjô
- Masahiko Nishimura as Setsu-ô
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