Zen (2009)
Original title: 禅
Zen is a 2009 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Banmei Takahashi, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Kantarô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida and Ryushin Tei.
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).