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Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? | |
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Hangul | 달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은? |
Hanja | 達磨가 東쪽으로 간 까닭은? |
Revised Romanization | Dalmaga dongjjokeuro gan ggadalkeun? |
McCune–Reischauer | Talmaka tongtchokŭro kan kkadalgŭn? |
Directed by | Bae Yong-kyun[1] |
Written by | Bae Yong-kyun |
Produced by | Bae Yong-kyun Productions |
Starring | Lee Pan-yong Sin Won-sop |
Cinematography | Bae Yong-kyun |
Edited by | Bae Yong-kyun |
Music by | Jin Gyu-yeong |
Distributed by | Bae Yong-kyun Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
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,[2] Bae spent seven years making this film with one camera and editing it by hand.[3] The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[4] 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.[5]