TMDb Rating
7.1/10
31 verified votes
Zen (2009)
DramaHistory
127 min
Plot Summary
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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DramaHistoryBanmei TakahashiKantarô NakamuraYuki Uchida2009
Director
Banmei Takahashi
Top Cast
Kantarô NakamuraYuki UchidaRyushin TeiKengo KoraTatsuya Fujiwara
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