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).
Released: Jan 10, 2009
Runtime: 127 minutes
Stars: Kantarô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei, Kengo Kora, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Jun Murakami
Crew: Banmei Takahashi (Director), Tetsuo Ohtani (Novel), Jun'ichi Kikuchi (Editor), Banmei Takahashi (Screenplay), Tomoyuki Maruo (Production Design), Noriyuki Mizuguchi (Director of Photography)