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Hidden in the wooded mountains on the west coast of Japan lies the small Zen monastery Antaiji. A young woman sets off to immerse herself through autumn, winter and spring in the adventures of monastic life.
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 96100Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2016
June 2, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseEnglishMade in
- Switzerland
Japan- Germany
Directing · 1
- Werner Penzel Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Writing · 2
- Sabine Timoteo Writer
- Ayako Mogi Writer, Editor, Sound Mixer
Production · 4
- Peter Guyer Producer
- Madeleine Corbat Producer
- Sabine Bubeck-Paaz Co-Producer
- Urs Augstburger Co-Producer
Sound · 3
- Fred Frith Original Music Composer
- Peter von Siebenthal Sound Editor
- Felix Bussmann Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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