The Zen Diary
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.
Cast
Kenji Sawada
as Tsutomu
Takako Matsu
as Machiko
Naomi Nishida
as Mika
Toshinori Omi
as Ryu
Fumi Dan
as Fumiko
Shōhei Hino
as Carpenter
Tomoko Naraoka
as Chie
Koihachi Takigawa
as Photographer
