CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 3m

Tenzo

70%(4)IMDbDocumentary

To address the social crisis, Chiken - a buddhist monk - throws himself into various tasks such as a suicide helpline, in his temple in Yamanashi. In Fukushima, his old mate Ryûgyô - whose temple was wrecked by the tsunami - lives in a portacabin and works on construction sites.

Directed byKatsuya Tomita

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 3m
Language
JA
Released
November 27, 2019
Studios
Kuzoku

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『典座 -TENZO-』予告編

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4 credited
Starring

Shuntou Aoyama

Chiken Kawaguchi

Shinko Kondo

Ryugyo Kurashima

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Directed by
Katsuya Tomita
Katsuya Tomita
Produced by
Ryugyo Kurashima

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