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This is a dramatic reconstruction of the Life of the great Japanese monk Dogen who flourished in Japan in the 13th century and introduced Soto Zen Buddhism from China. It appears from the film...
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Zen (禅) is a 2009 film directed by Banmei Takahashi and starring Nakamura Kantarō II as Dogen, and Yuki Uchida as Orin. The story is based on the novel Eihei no kaze: Dōgen no shōgai written by Tetsuo Ōtani in 2001. The film is a biography of Dōgen Zenji, a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher.
Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese Zen monastery. The trip from Germany to Japan brings up some unexpected quests they need to manage. Soon both really must leave their ordinary lives behind to embark on a voyage to themselves.
The 13 Best Movies About Zen Buddhism. Posted on September 10, 2015 by Rafael Jiménez. In the age of high voltage violent films, spiritual films are deemed to be preachy and/or pretentious. Thus are given bad reputation from many of their viewers. However, this doesn’t mean that they don’t have something important to tell us.
This film is about the life of Zen teacher Dogen. Dogen Zenji learnt Buddhism in the Caodong school of Zen in China.
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1. My Neighbor Totoro. 1988 1h 26m G. 8.1 (387K) Rate. 87 Metascore. When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. Director Hayao Miyazaki Stars Hitoshi Takagi Noriko Hidaka Chika Sakamoto. 2. Clannad. 2007–2009 49 eps TV-PG. 8.2 (15K) Rate. TV Series.
Zen Noir. 2004 1h 11m. 6.0 (380) Rate. 27 Metascore. A nameless 'noir' detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
