Zen (2009)

Name: Zen
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-01-10

2h 7m

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January 10, 2009
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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).

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Release Date
January 10, 2009

Original Name
禅

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 7m

Box Office
$2,877,113

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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buddhism

zen

dogen

13th century

kamakura period

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Zen (禅) is a 2009 film directed by Banmei Takahashi and starring Nakamura Kantarō II as Dogen, and Yuki Uchida as Orin. The story is based on the novel Eihei no kaze: Dōgen no shōgai written by Tetsuo Ōtani in 2001.

The film is a biography of Dōgen Zenji, a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher. After travelling to China to study, Dogen founded the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. The Buddhist Film Foundation described it as "a poignant, in-depth, reverent and surprisingly moving portrait of Eihei Dogen."