Passage to Buddha
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- Movie: Passage to Buddha
- Revised romanization: Hwaomkyung
- Hangul: 화엄경
- Director: Jang Sun-Woo
- Writer: Jang Sun-Woo, Un Ko (novel)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: May 26, 1993
- Runtime: 136 min
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Director Jang Sun Woo might be best known for provocative, controversial films, such as Lies, A Petal, and To You From Me, but he has a quiet side as well. Winner of the Alfred-Bauer Prize at the 1994 Berlin Film Festival, HwaOmKyung (a.k.a. Passage to Buddha), one of Jang's best works, is a quiet and evocatively beautiful meditation on life.
Based on former monk and political activist Go Eun's novel, HwaOmKyung is one of the best Buddhist-themed films Korea has produced. Oh Tae Kyung (Old Boy) gives a stunning performance as Seon Jae, a young boy who spends his life on the road in search of his mother. A modern unfolding of the Avatamsaka sutra, his spiritual odyssey leads him to telling encounters with strange people and, eventually, the essence of Buddhism.
Cast
- Mi-kyeong Won
- Oh Tae-Kyung - Sonje
- Kim Hye-Seon - Iryon
- Hae-young Lee - Mani, the temptress
- Shin Hyeon-Jun
- Su-yeong Jang
- Eun-mi Kim - Iryon, as a girl
- Dok Ko Yeong Jae
- Lee Dae-Ro
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