Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Zen easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Zen end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Zen

Name: Zen
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kantarô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei, Kengo Kora, Tatsuya Fujiwara

Directed by Banmei Takahashi

Produced by KADOKAWA

2009127 min7.1 / 10

A meditative historical drama centered on a spiritual teacher's quest to transmit Zen Buddhism and the transformative practice of zazen to Japan.

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).

Clusters

Reflective Life Stories Faith Tested By Hardship Monks And Temple Life Medieval Period Samurai Movies

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Buddhism Zen Dogen 13th Century Kamakura Period

Questions people ask

Is Zen scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Zen easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Zen violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Zen end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Zen sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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