Drama · South Korea · 1989 · 2h 55m

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? poster
Director
Bae Yong-kyun
Cast
Lee Pan-yong as Hye-gok Sin Won-sop as Ki-bong Hwang Hae-jin as Hae-jin Go Su-myeong as Abbot Yun Byeong-hui as Ki-bong's Mother Choi Myeong-deok as Ki-bong's Younger Sister
Crew
Bae Yong-kyun — Director of Photography Bae Yong-kyun — Editor Jin Gyu-yeong — Original Music Composer Bae Yong-kyun — Writer Bae Yong-kyun — Producer Bae Yong-kyun — Production Design
Synopsis

About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.

Trailer Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
isolationbuddhismbuddhist monkmountainzenoxspiritualismbuddhist monastery
Key Collaborators
Bae Yong-kyun Director Bae Yong-kyun Director of Photography Bae Yong-kyun Editor Jin Gyu-yeong Original Music Composer Bae Yong-kyun Writer Bae Yong-kyun Producer Bae Yong-kyun Production Design
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