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The Zen Diary

Movie"To eat is to live. To eat is to love, that's why food tastes the best when eaten together."
Audience Score
80
The Zen Diary
NR 1 hr 52 minDrama
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.
StarringKenji SawadaTakako MatsuNaomi Nishida
DirectorYuji Nakae
WriterYuji Nakae

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Office Shirous
Movie Tags:
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