Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

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Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

1989

2h 24m

7.1(36 votes)

Drama

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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.

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Lee Pan-yong

Hye-gok

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Sin Won-sop

Ki-bong

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Hwang Hae-jin

Hae-jin

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Go Su-myeong

Abbot

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Yun Byeong-hui

Ki-bong's Mother

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Choi Myeong-deok

Ki-bong's Younger Sister

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Kim Hui-ryong

The Other Disciple

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Lee Eun-Young

Hae-jin's Mother

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Lee Seon-hye

Dancing Girl

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