Zen

2h 7m
DramaHistory
7.1

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).

Cast

Kantarô Nakamura
Dogen
Yuki Uchida
Orin
Ryushin Tei
Ji-uen / Kugyo Minamoto
Kengo Kora
Unknown
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Unknown
Jun Murakami
Unknown
Masanobu Katsumura
Unknown
Zheng Tianyong
Unknown
Keiko Takahashi
Unknown
Show Aikawa
Unknown
Takashi Sasano
Unknown
Kenichiro Yasui
Unknown
Masahiko Nishimura
Unknown
Shun Sugata
Unknown
Masato Hyugaji
Unknown

Crew

Banmei Takahashi
Director, Screenplay
Tetsuo Ohtani
Novel
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Editor
Noriyuki Mizuguchi
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Maruo
Production Design
Shin Fukuda
Sound
Ryudo Uzaki
Original Music Composer

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