Top Cast
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Duane Sharp
The Detective
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Kim Chan
The Master
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Ezra Buzzington
Ed
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Nora
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Debra Miller
Jane
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Howard Fong
The Dead Monk
Overview
A nameless 'noir' detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
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