dying and death,life and death,countryside,temple,isolation,buddhism,buddhist monk,becoming an adult,mountain lake,meditation,attachment to nature,religious education,season,cycle,penalty,mortification,restart,taskmaster,philosophy,child,contemplative cinema

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kim Ki-duk
  • Profile picture of Oh Young-soo
    Old Monk Oh Young-soo
  • Profile picture of Kim Ki-duk
    Adult Monk Kim Ki-duk
  • Profile picture of Kim Young-min
    Young Adult Monk Kim Young-min
  • Profile picture of Seo Jae-kyeong
    Boy Monk Seo Jae-kyeong
  • Profile picture of Kim Jung-young
    Girl's Mother Kim Jung-young
  • Profile picture of Ji Dae-han
    Detective Ji Ji Dae-han
  • Profile picture of Choe Min
    Detective Choi Choe Min
  • Profile picture of Park Ji-a
    Baby's Mother Park Ji-a

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Keywords

  • dying and death
  • life and death
  • countryside
  • temple
  • isolation
  • buddhism
  • buddhist monk
  • becoming an adult
  • mountain lake
  • meditation
  • attachment to nature
  • religious education
  • season
  • cycle
  • penalty
  • mortification
  • restart
  • taskmaster
  • philosophy
  • child
  • contemplative cinema