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Description

1. 4 film reels (135 min.) : sd., col.,; 16 mm.

Summary

1. This was the first Korean film to be released theatrically in the United States. Why did the Indian monk Bodhi-Dharma, the originator of Zen Buddhism, leave home for China and the far Orient? The title is a Zen koan, an unanswerable riddle that is both a challenge and an encouragement on the path to enlightenment. The plot concerns the physical and spiritual struggles of an old Buddhist master, his young disciple and an orphaned boy in a remote monastery in the mountains of Korea. As the master faces death, he must lead his followers in resolving their memories of the outside world and point them toward spiritual freedom.Bae's recurring motifs of fire, wind, and water transform the eternal cycles of birth, death and regeneration into visual poetry. (Circulates).

Subject

1. Religious films
2. Motion pictures > Korea (South)
3. Buddhism > Drama

Note

1. In Korean with English subtitles.

Credits (note)

1. Producer, director, editor, writer, cinematographer, Bae Yong-Kyun; music, Chin Kyu-Young.

Performer (note)

1. Yi Pan-Yong, Sin Won-Sop, Huang Hae-Jin, Ko Su-Myong, Kim Hae-Yong.

Title

1. Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the east? [motion picture] / Bae Yong-Kyun Productions ; produced by Bae Yong-Kyun.

Imprint

1. New York : Milestone Film & Video, 1989.

Credits

1. Producer, director, editor, writer, cinematographer, Bae Yong-Kyun; music, Chin Kyu-Young.

Cast

1. Yi Pan-Yong, Sin Won-Sop, Huang Hae-Jin, Ko Su-Myong, Kim Hae-Yong.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Branch call number

1. M16 4517 W