this movie be really quite a feast . it show two german brother on a trip to japan to visit a zen monastery . both brother face personal question represent one have just be leave by his wife and and the other and well and that come too late in the film for me to discuss here . upon arrive in tokyo and they settle in a comfortable hotel and go out for a night on the town . problem represent where be the hotel . at first this seem comical and but it quickly become a serious crisis . they sleep in cardboard box on the street . the brother ability to deal with these problem and their other problem be examine in the light of the daily mundane task they take upon themselves when they arrive at the monastery . the movie handle religion very well . it show the value of their meditation without get overly preachy . it show the brother and especially uwe and the one whose wife leave him and try very hard to find a meaning in what they do . the movie be about people and the deep problem people have . some viewer might find this boring and but i find it compel . there be no one thing i can point to and but the whole feel of the movie and the character seem right .