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The Legend of White Snake

7.5

New adaptation of the classic folktale that tells the love story between an immortal and a human. The story is set in Hangzhou, then the capital of the Southern Song court, and is about a 1,000-year-old snake spirit…

Faithful to Buddha, Faithful to You

7.1

After many failed attempts, 23 year old historian student Ai Qing (Chen Rong) successfully travels through time and meets Kumarajiva (Niu Zi Fan), a little monk who is 13 at the time. Their relationship begins as teacher…

Detective Chinatown

8.2

Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases. Lin Mo is the student of Chinatown's number one detective.…

The Drummer

7.8

Hong Kong-Taiwanese movie with 3 wins and 4 nominations. In the East, the drum is the king of all musical instruments. The intense sound of the drum can penetrate a man's body. The solemn beat of the drum can open a…

Sansho the Bailiff

8.3

In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Passage to Buddha

7.3

Based on former monk and political activist Go Eun's novel, HwaOmKyung is one of the best Buddhist-themed films Korea has produced. Oh Tae Kyung (Old Boy) gives a stunning performance as Seon Jae, a young boy who spends…

Phobia 2

7.6

A horror anthology consisting of five stories - Novice: a teenager takes refuge at a Buddhist sanctuary after committing a crime, Ward: a biker has to stay overnight in a hospital room with a strange man after an accident,…

Mandala

8.9

"The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea. By following their lives and their interaction throughout the film, Im creates a contemplation of the nature of individualism, religious belief and…

The Burmese Harp

8.1

At the end of World War II, in Burma, Private Mizushima is a harp player in his platoon. When he is separated from his fellow soldiers and believed to be dead, Mizushima disguises himself as a Buddist monk and finds…

Xuan Zang

7.9

During the Tang Dynasty's during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during rule of Emperor Taizong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught…

Joking Jazz 4G

7.9

A tattooed bad boy-turned-newly ordained monk is forced to use tactics from his checkered past on an unexpected Buddhist mission in Bangkok. (Source: Netflix)

Come, Come, Come Upwards!

7.6

The movie (directed by Im Kwon-taek) follows the divergent paths of two young nuns. Both leave the temple and weather the challenges of an earthly world that tests their faith. When the two women finally return to the…

Tsunma, Tsunma: My Summer with the Female Monastics of the Himalaya

Tsunma, an honorific term connoting “noble, delicate, and pure”, refers to the Tibetan Buddhist Nuns of the Himalayan Region who have been largely dismissed or forgotten by the traditions they follow and the societies…

Journey to the West

The film content consists almost entirely of long, minimalist sequences showing a Buddhist monk in saffron robe walking very (almost imperceptibly) slowly — according to the Zen kinhin (walking meditation) practice…

This Transient Life

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters…

Joking Jazz 5G

Namo OK

A small temple located in a tranquil district outside the capital district of Petchburi is getting jollier when a foreign monk, “Steve”, who lost his memory is going to stay at this temple to recover his memory.…

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

As Japan prepares to face the greatest crisis in the 1200s, a solitary Monk named Nichiren Daishonin proposes a theory that, while it goes against commonly held beliefs of the time, still offers a possible solution.…

Temptation of a Monk

Set in 7th Century China, General Shi Yan Sheng was tricked into the brutal murder of the crown prince of the Tang dynasty by General Huo Da, so that he could take the emperor's thrones. General Shi Yan Sheng was forced…