The Zen Diary

Movie Information

Writer Tsutomu lives alone at a mountain cabin in Nagano. He collects fruits and mushrooms from the mountain. He also raises vegetables in a field. Everyday, he cooks his meals with these natural ingredients. Doing that, he can feel the flow of the seasons and he writes his book. Sometimes, his editor/girlfriend Machiko visits him. They cook with seasonal ingredients and eat together. They have a good time together. Tsutomu seems to be enjoying an easygoing life, but he is still unable to bury his dead wife's ashes in a grave. His wife died 13 years ago.—AsianWiki

Director:

Yûji Nakae

Writer:

Tsutomu Minakami, Yûji Nakae

Actors:

Kenji Sawada, Fumi Dan, Takako Matsu