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An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
Zen
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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中村勘九郎 Dogen
内田有紀 Orin
テイ龍進 Ji-uen / Kugyo Minamoto
高良健吾 
藤原竜也 
村上淳 
勝村政信 
郑天庸 
高橋惠子 
哀川翔 
笹野高史 
Kenichirou Yasui 
西村雅彥 
菅田俊 Masato Hyugaji
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