The Eastern

The documentary film "The Eastern" is about the life, works, and thoughts of Toshihiko Izutsu, a great Japanese philosopher and Islamic scholar who had a life full of ups and downs. The film depicts the life of someone who turned from linguistics to religious studies, from religious studies to Islamic studies, and from Islamic studies to a respected Quran scholar in the Islamic world. He then became interested in Islamic philosophy and mysticism, and after years of living in Iran, when he returned to his country, Japan, he finally presented his philosophical idea as a philosopher.