Painting Peace: The Art & Life of Kazuaki Tanahashi

1h 30m

‘When I write, I am a writer; when I paint, I paint’. Thus speaks Kazuaki Tanahashi, artist, zenteacher, writer, calligrapher and peace-activist. His translations of Dogen, the 13th century Japanese philosopher, are scholarly honored worldwide. His exhibitions and workshops find international acclaim and he created the Foundation ‘A World Without Armies. ’The filmmaker sets out to discover the driving force behind Tanahashi’s art and peace work, the relationship with his father, a war hero and with his teacher Morihei Ueshiba Osensei, the founder of Aikido.