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ERA
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Released 23 years ago.
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
"What you like, others will also like."
2003 1h 43m KO
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BANGER
★7.8TMDB · 1,253
Drama
Synopsis
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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.
“What you like, others will also like.”
Cast
Oh Young-soo
Old Monk
Kim Ki-duk
Adult Monk
Kim Young-min
Young Adult Monk
Seo Jae-kyeong
Boy Monk
Kim Jong-ho
Child Monk
Ha Yeo-jin
Girl
Kim Jung-young
Girl's Mother
Ji Dae-han
Detective Ji
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Ki-duk
- Writers
- Kim Ki-duk
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea, Germany
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: South Korea, Germany.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Baek Dong-hyeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Park Ji-woong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Ki-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Oh Young-soo and Kim Ki-duk and Kim Young-min carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What you like, others will also like.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Ki-duk directs. Baek Dong-hyeon behind the camera. Park Ji-woong scores. Kim Ki-duk cuts. Produced in South Korea, Germany. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: South Korea, Germany.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Baek Dong-hyeon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Park Ji-woong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kim Ki-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Oh Young-soo and Kim Ki-duk and Kim Young-min carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What you like, others will also like.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0374546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 21 themes, including "dying and death", "life and death", "countryside", "temple".
- 11Released under 36 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Baek Dong-hyeon
- Original score
- Park Ji-woong
- Editing
- Kim Ki-duk
- Costume design
- Kim Min-hee
- Sound
- Bon-seung Ku
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $8,945,072
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Kim Ki-duk
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- LJ
LJ Film
KR
- KO
Korea Pictures
KR
- CI
Cineclick Asia
KR
- CI
Cinesoul
- MI
Mirae Asset Capital
- MU
Muhan Investment
Pandora Film
DE
Key crew
- ProducerLee Seung-jae
- Production ManagerBae Jung-min
- Sound DesignerBon-seung Ku
- EditorKim Ki-duk
- ProducerRaimond Goebel
- ProducerKarl Baumgartner
- Special Effects SupervisorLee Hee-kyoung
- Executive ProducerJay Choi
- ProducerKim Sang-geun
- Assistant DirectorJang Cheol-soo
- Lighting DirectorHan Ki-eop
- Costume DesignKim Min-hee
- Sound SupervisorKim Bong-soo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- 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
- kids
- contemplative cinema
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2003-09-06· Toronto International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Primavera, Verão, Outono, Inverno e… PrimaveraBR
- Primavera, verano, otoño, invierno... y primaveraES
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and SpringGB
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and SpringUS
- Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo BomKR
- Primavera verano otoño invierno y primaveraES
- Primavera verano otono invierno y primaveraES
- Forår, sommer, efterår, vinter ... og forårDK
- Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter... und FrühlingDE
- Livets hjulSE
- Primavera, verano, otoño, invierno... y otra vez primaveraAR
- Yaz, Yay, Payiz, Qish... ve YazAZ
- Primavera, Verão, Outono, Inverno... e PrimaveraBR
- Пролет Лято Есен Зима... и ПролетBG
- Proljece, ljeto, jesen, zima i... proljeceHR
