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Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun (1989)
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23 September 1989 (South Korea) morePlot:
Three people live in a remote Buddhist monastery near Mount Chonan: Hyegok, the old master; Yong Nan... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreUser Comments:
a movie of incredibly beautiful compositions moreCast
(Credited cast) | Myeong-deok Choi | ||
| Hae-Jin Huang | ... | Haejin (the little monk) |
| Hui-yeong Kim | ||
| Su-Myong Ko | ... | abbot |
| Eun-yeong Lee | ||
| Seon-hye Lee | ||
| Yi Pan-Yong | ... | Hyegok (the old monk) |
| Sin Won-Sop | ... | Kibong (the young monk) |
| Byeong-hui Yun | ... | Ki-bong's mother |
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Why Did Bodhi-Dharma Leave for the East?Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?: A Zen Fable (International: English title)
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137 minCountry:
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Film took seven years to complete, using a single camera, and was edited entirely by hand. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Hyegok: Haejin! Haejin! There is no beginning and no end. Nothing is immutable, everything changes. That thing which does not come into being does not die.
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Yong-Kyun Bae is an art professor at a university in Korea. "Dharma" was virtually a solo effort by him and it took ten years to complete. The movie has little plot to speak of, and consists of a series of images, a slide show of moving images about a man's path to Enlightenment. They are strikingly beautiful and force the viewer to contemplate one's own life and existence. On the surface, all of the images are serene but underneath them lie deep power and a palpable spiritual yearning. As one reviewer aptly put it, "This movie is not about Zen, it is Zen."
Bae has made a second movie which was released in 1997. It is also very contemplative but unfortunately is nearly incomprehensible.