Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)
2h 24m
Running Time
September 29, 1989Release Date
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)
2h 24m
Running Time
September 29, 1989Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


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Cast & Crew.

Lee Pan-yong
Hye-gok

Sin Won-sop
Ki-bong

Hwang Hae-jin
Hae-jin

Go Su-myeong
Abbot

Yun Byeong-hui
Ki-bong's Mother

Choi Myeong-deok
Ki-bong's Younger Sister

Kim Hui-ryong
The Other Disciple

Lee Eun-Young
Hae-jin's Mother

Lee Seon-hye
Dancing Girl

Eun-yeong Lee
Actress

Bae Yong-kyun
Editor / Director / Writer / Director of Photography / Producer / Lighting Director / Production Design

Jin Gyu-yeong
Original Music Composer

Kang Dae-sung
Sound Recordist

Yang Dae-ho
Sound Effects
Media.


Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1989
Original Name달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
buddhism
mountain
buddhist monk
isolation
zen
ox
spiritualism
buddhist monastery
Wiki.
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Korean: 달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?, romanized: Dalmaga dongjjok-euro gan ggadakeun?) is a 1989 South Korean film written, produced and directed by Bae Yong-kyun, a professor at Dongguk University in Seoul. Known principally as a painter, Bae spent seven years making this film with one camera and editing it by hand. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first South Korean film to receive a theater release in the United States. The US distributor Milestone Films premiered the film in New York City on September 24, 1993 and then expanded to more than 30 cities.
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