The Zen Diary
To eat is to live. To eat is to love, that's why food tastes the best when eaten together.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
2022-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
7.6
Kenji Sawada
Tsutomu
Takako Matsu
Machiko
Naomi Nishida
Mika
Toshinori Omi
Ryu
Fumi Dan
Fumiko
Shōhei Hino
Carpenter
Tomoko Naraoka
Chie
Koihachi Takigawa
Photographer
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