A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki (movie)

A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki (movie)

  • User score: 7.7
  • Production country: Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom
  • Producer: Michael Goldberg
  • Production companies: International Videoworks
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 9/6/2006
  • Run time: 77 min.

Movie description

Using rare archival footage and interviews with noted artists, philosophers, and scholars such as Huston Smith, this film examines the life and teachings of D.T. Suzuki, the celebrated Japanese religious philosopher who first brought Zen Buddhism to the West. This film explores Suzuki's travels in America, his teachings on satori (enlightenment) and other Buddhist concepts, his influence on Western art and psychology, and more.

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D.T. Suzuki

D.T. Suzuki

Role(s): Himself

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Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder

Role(s): Himself

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Huston Smith

Huston Smith

Role(s): Himself

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Mihoko Okamura

Mihoko Okamura

Role(s): Herself

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Albert Stunkard

Albert Stunkard

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