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A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

Genres
Documentary
Rating
7.7
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesJapanUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
Release Date2006-09-06
Runtime77 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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D.T. Suzuki

as Self

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Gary Snyder

as Self

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Huston Smith

as Self

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Mihoko Okamura

as Self

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Albert Stunkard

as Self

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Robert Aitken

as Self

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Donald Richie

as Self

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Elsie Mitchell

as Self

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William Theodore de Bary

as Self

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Shojun Bando

as Self

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