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).

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed sam...

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He rece...

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a vill...

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from...

To be free of his dark visions, Kimihiro Watanuki will work for Dimensional Witch Yūko, a mystical w...

The story of Osamu Dazai, one of Japan's most celebrated novelists, absorbed in alcohol and love; ma...

A defiant warrior-monk arrives at Kublai Khan's court in chains and soon earns his tragic nickname i...

A group of boys and girls, twelve in total, gather at an abandoned hospital to die for various diffe...

A high-school girl who lives in a rural town in Japan struggles to define her own way in life. To he...

Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This i...

Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander...

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of ...

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His on...

Over 2,500 years ago, one man showed the world a way to enlightenment. This beautifully produced Bud...

The Sikand family learns they are part of an ancient bloodline and the only hope at continuing it is...

Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the sect...

Fukuura Koharu works at a child welfare office and plunges into despair overnight. Then she meets Da...

Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, b...

Sawako Kuronuma looks miserable on the outside, but is actually a positive-minded girl, who looks up...