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Yong-Kyun Bae (writer)
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23 September 1989 (South Korea) more
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Three people live in a remote Buddhist monastery near Mount Chonan: Hyegok, the old master; Yong Nan... more | add synopsis
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2 wins more
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A meditative picture more (13 total)
Cast
(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 min
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Film took seven years to complete, using a single camera, and was edited entirely by hand. more
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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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I first saw this movie back in 1990, being played in Switzerland. to understand and appreciate this movie, you need to face the fact that western and eastern story-telling differ a lot. And since Bodhi-Dharma, who never appears in the picture, is the first patriarch of Ch'an Buddhism in China, meditation is not only a subject of the movie but also became an inspiration for the makers. The story is therefore told in an extremely slow manner, including several flashbacks. It's a perfect introduction to Zen, but also a relaxing and beautiful movie to enjoy alone.