Zen

Name: Zen
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Released: 2009
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Kankurô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei, Ryushin Tei, Kengo Kôra

2009 · 127 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,210 VOTES · DIR. Banmei Takahashi

Overview

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).

Dialogue Timeline — 922 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:06 Dear Monju

00:05:09 And yet

00:10:16 Yes

00:13:14 To find my true master and achieve true Buddhism

00:20:18 Even if the meat on your buttocks should tear off

00:29:49 "It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss

00:36:02 Kugyo, kill me!

00:39:07 You're awful early How much did you make?

00:41:52 Stand down! Stand down!

00:48:43 You are... What is wrong?

00:54:25 your thumbs together

00:57:46 With the kid gone, we can travel light

01:02:29 I chose to practice my faith under Master Dogen

01:09:26 was an elderly Kitchen Master

01:14:01 It is not enough for porridge

01:19:42 I am so sorry I gave in to temptation

01:25:08 I love you!

01:29:23 I am going to visit

01:34:28 Flowers in spring

01:37:53 Damn you

01:40:49 l, Tokiyori

01:48:18 Yes

01:51:53 Fifth, remember the teachings

02:01:04 Is the Buddha in my hands?

Cast & Characters

Kankurô Nakamura Dôgen Yuki Uchida Orin Ryushin Tei Jakuen Ryushin Tei Kugyô Minamotono Kengo Kôra Shunryô Ken'ichirô Yasui Gikai Jun Murakami Ejô Masanobu Katsumura Yoshishige Hatano Tatsuya Fujiwara Tokiyori Hôjô Tianyong Zheng Nyôjô Masahiko Nishimura Setsu-ô

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed922

Dialogue density7.3 lines / min

First line00:01:06

Final line02:01:04

Production Record

DirectorBanmei Takahashi

LanguageJapanese

Revenue$2,877,113

IMDb votes1,210