THEME EXPLORATION

Zen discipline

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Nicholas Ray
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
1943 · Akira Kurosawa
Thank You
Thank You
1925 · John Ford
The Hill
The Hill
1965 · Sidney Lumet
Wars
Wars
2021 · Nicolas Roy
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1986 · Zhang Yimou
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Kirk Jones
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His minimalist compositions and focus on ordinary life's quiet moments embody Zen discipline through patient observation and restraint.

 Robert Eggers France

His ascetic filmmaking style strips cinema to its essence, using sparse mise-en-scène and repeated gestures to achieve spiritual transcendence.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He practices Zen discipline through long takes, natural performances, and meditative pacing that reveal profound humanity in everyday moments.