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The Zen Diary

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The Zen Diary

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

7.1

1h 52m

2022

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Yuji Nakae

Trailer

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

as Tsutomu

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

as Machiko

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

as Mika

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

as Ryu

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

as Fumiko

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

as Carpenter

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

as Chie

Koihachi Takigawa

as Photographer

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