Directed by:
Banmei TakahashiScreenplay:
Banmei TakahashiPlots(1)
The film tells the story of a Zen Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji who was a leading religious figure 750 years ago, during the Kamakura period. After losing his mother, he decides to perform the ascetic training in China to become a Buddhist teacher. One summer morning, enlightened Dogen returns to Japan and devotes himself as an evangelist of the new Buddhism. But the new form was unacceptable and a community begins taking steps to suppress. . . (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Yuki Uchida](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/225/166225417_5a9e22.jpg)
Yuki Uchida
Japan
Best movies:
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
Zen (2009)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
![Tatsuya Fujiwara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/384/166384819_7b8ae0.jpg)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Japan
Best movies:
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
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![Kengo Kōra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/165/164165476_dceef2.jpg)
Kengo Kōra
Japan
Best movies:
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Shoplifters (2018)
The Lightning Tree (2010)
![Jun Murakami](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/689/166689805_9e2dba.jpg)
Jun Murakami
Japan
Best movies:
The Lightning Tree (2010)
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![Keiko Takahashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/135/168135863_z25774.jpg)
Keiko Takahashi
Japan
Best movies:
Be Sure to Share (2009)
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Zen (2009)
![Shō Aikawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/398/159398174_8924e9.jpg)
Shō Aikawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Eel (1997)
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![Takashi Sasano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/085/168085731_bv9gah.jpg)
Takashi Sasano
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
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![Shun Sugata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274023_3c966d.jpg)
Shun Sugata
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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![Masanobu Katsumura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/401/166401341_b8fe92.jpg)
Masanobu Katsumura
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
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Zen (2009)
![Masahiko Nishimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/937/168937229_m6lm1a.jpg)
Masahiko Nishimura
Japan
Best movies:
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![中村勘九郎](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/378/160378689_2b75f1.jpg)
中村勘九郎
Japan
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Tokyo Family (2013)
Zen (2009)
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テイ龍進
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![五辻真吾](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/165/161165765_215c53.jpg)
五辻真吾
Japan
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Zen (2009)
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今本洋子
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Best movies:
Departures (2008)
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![Kae Onuki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/274/161274203_a930a3.jpg)