It¡¯s the second day of the new year and unseasonably warm outside Pole-Pole Higashi-Nakano, one of Tokyo¡¯s few remaining art-house theaters. Husband-and-wife filmmakers Werner Penzel and Ayako Mogi take a seat in the morning sun, taking off their coats while marveling at the weather.
Penzel and Mogi¡¯s 2016 documentary ¡°Zen for Nothing¡± has just opened at this very theater and the couple have come to Pole-Pole to take part in a talk event. Before that, however, they are happy to sit down for a face-to-face chat.
¡°In order to properly talk about Zen, I need to do it in person,¡± Penzel says. ¡°Not over email or Skype.¡±
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