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Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
JAPAN · 2007

Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

Kon Ichikawa
Buddhist philosophy spiritual enlightenment samurai honor suffering and redemption Zen discipline
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Synopsis

A samurai suffers to achieve enlightenment while being forced by a Zen Buddhist.

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