Zen
movie

Zen

Director: Banmei Takahashi

Year: 2009

Plot: 'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji returns to Japan as a devoted evangelist of the 'new' Buddhism. However, this new form of Buddhism is not accepted in all communities.—Rene Guillot
Original Title: Zen
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Writer: Tetsuo Ôtani , Banmei Takahashi
Producer: Tetsuo Ôtani
Type: movie
Year: 2009
Genres: Biography, Drama
Cast: Kiyomi Doi , Tianyong Zheng , Kankurô Nakamura , Ryushin Tei , Yumi Endô , Kengo Kôra , Satoshi Izumi , Ken'ichirô Yasui , Yukinari Yanagino , Shô Oyamada , Yuki Uchida , Jun Murakami , Masanobu Katsumura , Tatsuya Fujiwara , Masahiko Nishimura , Shun Sugata , Shô Aikawa , Takashi Sasano , Keiko Takahashi
Runtimes: 127
Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese , Mandarin
Color Info: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Original Air Date: 10 Jan 2009 (Japan)
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 1130
Year: 2009
Akas: 禅 ZEN (Japan, Japanese title) , 禅 (China, Mandarin title) , Dogen - Zen mester (Hungary) , Дзен (Russia)
Production Companies: Kadokawa Pictures , Twins Japan
Distributors: Kadokawa Pictures , Amuse Soft , Festival Media , Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
Cinematographer: Noriyuki Mizuguchi
Producer: Tetsuo Ôtani
Art Direction: Tomoyuki Maruo
Composer: Haseo Nakanishi , Ryûdô Uzaki
Editor: Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Visual Effects: Masaru Tateishi
Music Department: Steve Parr
Other Companies: Nichiei Art