Zen Movies

  • 1970
    A Touch of Zen

    A Touch of Zen

    A Touch of Zen

    7.71970HD

    Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious...

    A Touch of Zen
  • 2022
    The Zen Diary

    The Zen Diary

    The Zen Diary

    82022HD

    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...

    The Zen Diary
  • 2009
    Zen

    Zen

    Zen

    72009HD

    In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was...

    Zen
  • 2007
    How to Cook Your Life

    How to Cook Your Life

    How to Cook Your Life

    52007HD

    A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday life.

    How to Cook Your Life
  • 2014
    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

    02014HD

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite is the PG version of the Scott Shaw Zen Film, The Rock n' Rock Cops. Gone is the nudity that some people may find offensive,...

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
  • 1989
    Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

    Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

    Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

    7.21989HD

    About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.

    Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
  • 1969
    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    91969HD

    The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata...

    Thousand Cranes
  • 2011
    Beyond Thought (Awareness Itself)

    Beyond Thought (Awareness Itself)

    Beyond Thought (Awareness Itself)

    5.22011HD

    In a world full of constant change, we are always aware of what’s going on and what we think about it. This gives us a sense of who we are...

    Beyond Thought (Awareness Itself)
  • 2012
    How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

    How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

    How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

    02012HD

    2012 documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday in the form of a re-edit of partially unused film material shot for the film 'Time is...

    How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
  • 2000
    Enlightenment Guaranteed

    Enlightenment Guaranteed

    Enlightenment Guaranteed

    6.92000HD

    Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search...

    Enlightenment Guaranteed
  • 2016
    Zen for Nothing

    Zen for Nothing

    Zen for Nothing

    6.52016HD

    Hidden in the wooded mountains on the west coast of Japan lies the small Zen monastery Antaiji. A young woman sets off to immerse herself through...

    Zen for Nothing
  • 2003
    Kochuu

    Kochuu

    Kochuu

    62003HD

    A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic building-tradition. Winding its way...

    Kochuu
  • 2023
    Zen Comedy

    Zen Comedy

    Zen Comedy

    102023HD

    Experience uproarious comedy with five stand-up stars at Arizona's Reiki Academy, blending laughter and serenity for an unforgettable show.

    Zen Comedy
  • 2017
    Kensho at the Bedfellow

    Kensho at the Bedfellow

    Kensho at the Bedfellow

    102017HD

    Reeling from his sister’s death, a NYC playwright searches for fulfillment in a sex-and-drug filled odyssey. When he’s reunited with a...

    Kensho at the Bedfellow
  • 1978
    Fast Break

    Fast Break

    Fast Break

    101978HD

    Evoking a cinema verite feel not found in most sports documentaries, Fast Break examines the 1977 Portland Trailblazers basketball team in a...

    Fast Break
  • 2023
    Nothing Happens

    Nothing Happens

    Nothing Happens

    102023HD

    An immigrant in Istanbul, the Russian filmmaker finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place: on the one hand, his legal status becomes...

    Nothing Happens
  • 2022
    A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

    02022HD

    Weaving together original film and photographic archives, A CLOUD NEVER DIES tells the story of a humble young Vietnamese monk and poet whose wisdom...

    A Cloud Never Dies
  • 2005
    Peace Is Every Step

    Peace Is Every Step

    Peace Is Every Step

    02005HD

    The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored in this biographical documentary. For more than...

    Peace Is Every Step
  • 2007
    The Zen Mind

    The Zen Mind

    The Zen Mind

    82007HD

    In the last fifty years the culture of Zen has spread far beyond Japan. Zen centers and zen retreats have sprung up throughout America and Europe. ...

    The Zen Mind
  • 1970
    What Was I Before

    What Was I Before

    What Was I Before

    01970HD

    A young man experiences his last few minutes of singular consciousness while examining a wild falcon he has studied for months.

    What Was I Before