'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji...
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Shunryô
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Ken'ichirô Yasui | ... |
Gikai
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Ejô
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Masanobu Katsumura | ... |
Yoshishige Hatano
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Tokiyori Hôjô
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Tianyong Zheng | ... |
Nyôjô
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| Masahiko Nishimura | ... |
Setsu-ô
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Kônin
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Matsuzô
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Takashi Sasano | ... |
Rôsô
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Keiko Takahashi | ... |
Ishi
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Yumi Endô |
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| Banmei Takahashi | ||
Written by
| Banmei Takahashi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Tetsuo Ôtani | ... | (novel "Eihei no kaze: Dôgen no shôgai") |
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| Tetsuo Ôtani | ... | executive producer |
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| Haseo Nakanishi | ||
| Ryûdô Uzaki | ||
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| Noriyuki Mizuguchi | ||
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| Jun'ichi Kikuchi | ||
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| Tomoyuki Maruo | ||
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| Shin Fukuda | ... | sound |
| Yukio Fukushima | ... | sound effects editor |
| Shôko Satô | ... | assistant sound editor |
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| Masaru Tateishi | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Music Department
| Steve Parr | ... | music recording engineer |
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- Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Amuse Soft (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- Festival Media (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. (2009) (World-wide)
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- Cinema Sound Works (sound effects)
- Nichiei Art (title)
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'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji returns to Japan as a devoted evangelist of the 'new' Buddhism. However, this new form of Buddhism is not accepted in all communities. Written by Rene Guillot |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The staff with jingling rings on the top that the monks carry is called a shakujo in Japanese. It was used as a walking stick, a weapon, an alarm to scare away animals and as a signal to people that a monk was nearby. See more » |
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Dôgen:
Dogen in Zen 2009 says don't be negligent even for a moment . See more » |