05 May 2021
Seek nothing, Just sit: Life in a Zen Monastery
A year of zen practice at Antaiji Temple in Japan. Many non-Japanese gather at this Soto school zen temple to do zazen 1,800 hours per year and live the zen ideal of self-sufficiency.
Gary Carter Visits Japan
Montreal Expos star catcher Gary Carter visits Japan to learn about the customs and traditions of baseball in the Far East. He also encounters other "foreign" baseball players he once played with in the MLB.
1983
Top Billed Cast
Gary Carter Self
Kenneth Welsh Narrator
Ken Macha Self
Steve Ontiveros Self
Tony Solaita Self
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