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Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989) · Cineora

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? poster

A BAE YONG-KYUN FILM

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

19892h 25mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 1.6K votes

THE STORY

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.

Melancholic
Thought-provoking
Chill
Faith
Isolation
Aging

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and late nights.

DirectorBae Yong-kyun

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.1 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Lee Pan-yongHye-gok

Sin Won-sopKi-bong

Hwang Hae-jinHae-jin

Go Su-myeongAbbot

Yun Byeong-huiKi-bong's Mother

Choi Myeong-deokKi-bong's Younger Sister

Kim Hui-ryongThe Other Disciple

Lee Eun-YoungHae-jin's Mother

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