又名：道元东游记 ZEN
公元十三世纪，日本僧人道元（中村勘太郎 饰）不远万里来至宋朝，遍访名山大川以求佛法真义。然各大寺院教众贪恋香火，与政治靠拢，普天之下难觅真道。历经曲折，道元偶然结识拜在天童山如净禅师座下，最终得以悟道，修成归国。是时，日本处于镰仓混乱时期，民间烧杀抢掠，奸淫横行，连僧人也无心修行，贪心享乐。道元一手创立曹洞宗，引得诚心向道之人来服，却也遭致其他门派的忌恨，多得镰仓地方长官波多野及众弟子的维护，道元
Title：Zen Year：2009 Genre：Biography / Drama Language：Japanese / Mandarin / Cookie Notice Country：Japan Director：Banmei Takahashi Writer：Banmei Takahashi / Tetsuo Ôtani Actors：Kankurô Nakamura / Yuki Uchida / Ryushin Tei Plot：'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji returns to Japan as a devoted evangelist of the 'new' Buddhism. However, this new form of Buddhism is not accepted in all communities.
