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The Zen Diary
The Zen Diary

The Zen Diary

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

11 November 2022

Country

Japan

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

Koihachi Takigawa

Photographer

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