The Zen Diary

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

Nov 11 2022 N/A 1h 51m
Drama

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.

Plot

An essayist, he finds peace in his mountain life. His routine is pleasantly disturbed by occasional visits from Machiko, his editor and love interest, as he struggles to let go of his late wife's ashes.

Written by

Tsutomu Minakami, Yûji Nakae

Directed by

Yûji Nakae

Cast

Kenji Sawada, Fumi Dan, Takako Matsu

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Office Shirous

Languages

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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