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Life in a Zen Buddhist Monastery in Japan (1959)

Year: 1959
Genres: Documentary
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Runtime: 9 min

Name: Life in a Zen Buddhist Monastery in Japan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1959

In Yokohama, novices wake up early in the Soto zen sect Sojiji temple for their zazen and other practices. A film by Michael Rogge, Dutch photographer, videographer and amateur filmmaker, best known for his depictions of post-WW2 life in the Far East.