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).

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Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedit...

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided ...

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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puer...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.

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A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is d...

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At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is making her directorial debut, the eroti...

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him ince...

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal ...

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