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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk

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7.8

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

Released: 2003-09-19103 minDir: Kim Ki-dukDrama

Cast

Oh Young-soo as Old Monk
Kim Ki-duk as Adult Monk
Kim Young-min as Young Adult Monk
Seo Jae-kyeong as Boy Monk
Kim Jong-ho as Child Monk
Ha Yeo-jin as Girl

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Key facts

Hangul: 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄
Rr: Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
Mr: Pom yŏrŭm kaŭl kyŏul kŭrigo pom
Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
Written by: Kim Ki-duk
Produced by: Karl Baumgartner , Lee Seung-jae
Starring: O Yeong-su , Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min , Seo Jae-kyung , Park Ji-a , Ha Yeo-jin , Kim Jong-ho
Cinematography: Baek Dong-hyun
Edited by: Kim Ki-duk
Music by: Park Ji-woong
Production companies: LJ Film, Pandora Film
Distributed by: Cineclick Asia (South Korea), Bavaria Film (Germany)
Release date

Key dates

Published: 2003

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: Germany
Original language: Korean
Main subject: autonomy
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Screenwriter: Kim Ki-duk
Cast member: Kim Jung-young
Narrative location: Cheongsong County
Duration: +103

Article

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Korean: 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄) is a 2003 drama film directed by Kim Ki-duk about a Buddhist monastery that floats on a lake in a pristine forest. An international co-production of South Korea and Germany, the story is about the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood to old age.

The film stars O Yeong-su, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyung and Yeo-jin Ha. The director himself appears as the man in the last stage of life. The film was released in the United States in 2004 by Sony Pictures Classics, in subtitle format. It received widespread critical acclaim.