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Adapted from Tsutomu Mizukami’s book, The Zen Diary follows Tsutomu, a man who lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking food with vegetables he grows and mushrooms he picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor/love interest, occasionally visits to pester him for his next manuscript. She loves to eat, and he loves to cook for her. Tsutomu seems content with his daily life. However, a close brush with death will now force him to decide on what he values most in life and what he must choose going forward. (Momo Films)
(more)Cast
Takako Matsu
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Confessions (2010)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
沢田研二
Japan
Best movies:
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
Toshinori Omi
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Naomi Nishida
Japan
Best movies:
The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)
Wood Job! (2014)
The Chef of South Polar (2009)
檀ふみ
Japan
Best movies:
After the Rain (1999)
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
Hadžimete koi o šita hi ni jomu hanaši (2019) (series)
Shôhei Hino
Japan
Best movies:
Owl's Castle (1999)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Tomoko Naraoka
Japan
Best movies:
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Ponyo (2008)
Ballad of Orin (1977)