Zen

Running 2h 7m and made in Japan, Zen (2009) is a Drama and History film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Kantarô Nakamura and Yuki Uchida; Banmei Takahashi directs. 31 votes put it at 7.1/10. 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).