A documentary on Women in Buddhism: 仏教、尼僧ドキュメンタリー映画『 円明院』

2010年夏、宇野港映画上映シリーズ http://unoportartfilms.org にて上映決定。2009年11月28日、29日岡山映像祭/映画祭にて日本初公開。

"The GateKeeper of Enmyoin - According to a 95 year-old female Buddhist Priest" will be shown at Uno Port Art Films http://unoportartfilms.org at Uno Port (near Naoshima island) Okayama, Japan. It was premiered in Japan, at Okayama Film Festival November 28th & 29th, 2009.

The world-premiered was at Hawaii International Film Festival in 2007, and later broadcasted on Oceanic Time Warner Cable during the month of Sept. 2009.

more info: http://mrex.org

Synopsis: A detective documentary about a Buddhist priestess who dies without expressing feelings and about a mysterious young heiress.124 mins.

2007年10月ハワイ国政映画際で初初公開、2008年ニューヨーク上映、2009年９月にはハワイ、オセアニック・タイム・ワーナー・ケーブルVODで放映された『円­明院〜ある９５歳の女僧によれば』ー 95才の真言宗尼僧と後継に選ばれたミステリアスな若い尼僧のドキュメンタリー映画。

詳しくは http://mrex.org/Japanese.html

Category:

Education

Tags:

• buddhism
• buddhist
• female
• women
• priest
• nun
• religion
• shingon
• documentary
• Koyasan
• 仏教
• 映画
• 女性
• 真言宗
• 尼僧
• 高野山
• ドキュメンタリー
• Uno
• Port
• Art
• Films
• 宇野港映画上映シリーズ

[enmyoin]

Thanks for your comments.

Her temple is in Okayama, Japan. She built it by herself and left it in a young woman's hand... why a woman? What does it take to be a woman in Japanese Shingon Buddhist world today? All is answered in the film...

[shojinryori]

Thank you for emailing me about this documentary. I'll be purchasing it for my college library (but as the librarian, I will be watching it first!). I look forward to learning more.

[Izzzadora]

Thanks for sharing this!

[sakuradreams8]

I want to see this very badly.  It looks amazing.

[SoniaHedstrand]

Where is her temple? Is it only for women? i would like to visit!