The Zen Diary

The Zen Diary (2022)

11/11/2022
Drama
1h 52m

To eat is to live. To eat is to love, that's why food tastes the best when eaten together.

Overview

Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking Zen food with the vegetables he grows and the mushrooms he picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor and love interest, occasionally visits. Tsutomu seems content with his daily life. On the other hand, he still hasn't let go of his wife's ashes, although she died 13 years ago.

  • Yuji NakaeDirector, Writer
  • Original Title

    土を喰らう十二ヵ月

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • mountain
  • zen
  • writer
  • nagano
  • mountain life

Top Billed Cast

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Tsutomu

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Machiko

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Mika

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Ryu

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

Fumiko

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Carpenter

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Chie

Koihachi Takigawa

Photographer

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