If one word could describe "Into Great Silence," what would that be? The film's creator Philip Groning doesn't hesitate when he says, "Monastery." Almost a decade years after its European release, "Into Great Silence" will finally open in Japan this month. In an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo, Groning adds that he probably should feel strange about this time lag. "But, actually, it feels natural," he says. "Being among the monks taught me there is more than one flow of time. Ten years — that's nothing."