Zen

'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.

Zen is a 2009 drama biography movie directed by Banmei Takahashi, starring Kankurô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 1,253 votes and runs 2h 7m.