Genius of the Ancient World: Buddha (2015)

ダライ・ラマ14世の苦難と波乱に満ちた半生をマーティン・スコセッシ監督が描き出した壮大な精神探求のスペクタクル。チベットのとある寒村にやってきた高僧。彼らの目的は数年前に逝去したダライ・ラマ13世の生まれ変わりを探すことだったが……

1939年、世界最高峰の制覇を目指し、ヒマラヤ山脈へと向かった登山家ハラー。だが彼は第二次世界大戦の勃発により、イギリス軍の捕虜となってしまう。登山仲間とともに、ヒマラヤ山脈を越える決死の脱出を図るハラーたち。そして逃亡の果て彼らは、チベットの聖地へとたどり着く。

ブッダとイエスは世紀末を何事もなく越え、バカンスを下界で過ごすことに。東京の立川にあるアパートで二人暮らしをスタートさせたものの、無意識のうちについ奇跡を起こしてしまい、近隣の人に怪しまれることもしばしば。それでも、ブッダはTシャツ作りを楽しみ、イエスはインターネットのドラマ感想ブログで人気者になるなど、下界での生活をエンジョイするようになり……。

In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters.

Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European to pass through the "forbidden" kingdom. He doesn't discover any mineral resources there. Yet he does uncover the mysteries of life and penetrates towards a more profound truth which lends a new dimension to his life. In the spring of 1999, Hagen returns to Nepal to keep a promise of almost 50 years: At that time a Buddhist monk had presented him with the gift of a valuable and mystical ring.

Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a full-time vocation. Controversies swirling within modern monastic Buddhism are examined, from celibacy and the role of women to racism and concerns about the environment.

1950年。第二次世界大戦の終結による満州国の崩壊と国共内戦の終結により、共産主義国である中華人民共和国の一都市となったハルビン駅の構内。5年間にわたるソビエト連邦での抑留を解かれ、中華人民共和国に送還された「戦犯」達がごった返す中で、列から外れた1人の男が洗面所で自殺を試みる。男は監視人の手により一命を取り留めるものの、薄れ行く意識の中で幼い日々の頃を思い出していた。この男こそ清朝最後の皇帝にして満州国の皇帝、「ラスト・エンペラー」と呼ばれた愛新覚羅溥儀その人であった。

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

ベルトルッチらしい美しい場面で綴る、魅惑的な輪廻転生譚。案内役となるのはアメリカ・シアトルの9歳の少年ジェシー。突然訪れた三人のラマ僧が彼の前にひざまずく。少年を仏陀の生まれ変わり、活仏だと言うのだ。父と共に未知のチベットに旅した少年は、そこで太古の偉大な王子ゴータマの伝説を学び、その姿を目の当たりに見て仏性に目覚めていく。インド・ロケによる王子が栄華を極めるシークェンスや、彼が悟りを開いて仏陀となるシーン等、SFXも絶妙で、映像的には大変見応えがある。

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk With Me is a cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community who practice the art of mindfulness with Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

明朝末期。書生のグーは、小さな村に母親と暮らしていた。ある日、店に現れたオウヤンという男に、住んでいるチンルー砦のことを聞かれる。近所を調べると、そこには美しい女性ヤンが越してきていた。時が経ち、グーとヤンの距離が縮まる中、二人の目の前に待ち構えていたオウヤンが現れ、剣を抜きヤンと戦い始める。なんとヤンは政府（東廠）に処刑された大臣の娘であり、唯一の生き残りだった。人相書を頼まれたことで事実を知ったグーは、姿を消したヤンを探し出し、彼女とその仲間を助けるために、兵法を使って東廠の追跡隊を罠にかける。

既成仏教に疑問を抱き、大宋国にわたって正師と真実の教えに巡り合った道元は、日本に戻り、様々な出会いと別れの中で、時の権力に心の太刀で立ち向かい、万人を救済する真の教えを説いていく。

ビルマにいた日本軍は、国境を越えてタイへ敗走しようとしていた。水島上等兵は現地の斥候に変装し、井上隊長が率いる小隊を国境近くまで移動させていた。しかし国境近くで日本の敗戦を知った彼らは、武器を捨て、南のムドンへ送られることとなる。水島だけは米軍の要請により、いまだに抵抗し続ける日本軍の説得に向かうため、隊を離れた。水島が行方知れずとなったある日、井上小隊は水島によく似たビルマの僧侶とすれ違う。

星祭りの夜、居場所を失い、孤独をかみしめながら登った天気輪の丘で、銀河鉄道に乗り込み、親友カムパネルラと銀河めぐりの旅をしばし楽しむ。二人は旅の中で出会う様々な人の中に次々と生きる意味を発見して行く。

Buddhism-themed Chinese-Indian historical adventure film based on Xuanzang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century. Xuan Zang (c. 602 - 664), was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang dynasty. From boyhood, he took to reading religious books, including the Chinese classics and the writings of ancient sages. He later travelled throughout China in search of sacred books of Buddhism. Subsequently, he developed the desire to visit India. This is when he became famous for his seventeen-year overland journey to India, which is recorded in detail in the classic Chinese text Great Tang Records on the Western Regions.