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Ito – a Diary of an Urban Priest (2009)

Ito – a Diary of an Urban Priest poster
Original title
ITO – Seitti – Kilvoittelijan päiväkirja
Directed by
Pirjo Honkasalo
Genre
documentary film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary about a young Buddhist priest in Tokyo. The film follows his daily life and spiritual practice in the city.

contemplativeintimatequietobservationalmeditativetenderslow-pacedpersonal

What happens

Ito – a Diary of an Urban Priest (Finnish: ITO – Seitti – Kilvoittelijan päiväkirja) is a 2009 documentary film by Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo shot in Tokyo and portraying a young Buddhist priest, Yoshinobu Fujioka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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