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).
The original title is "禅" (JA).
The film grossed $2.9M at the box office.
The runtime is 127 minutes (2h 7m).
The film was directed by Banmei Takahashi.
The screenplay was written by Banmei Takahashi.
The score was composed by Ryudo Uzaki.
Cinematography was handled by Noriyuki Mizuguchi.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1156470.
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禅
Released
日本語, 普通话
Japan
$2,877,113
