Passage to Buddha
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73% Critic Match

Passage to Buddha

7.3 / 10 1993 2h 6mNR Korean
Drama

Storyline

A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts: an eccentric monk, a girl who grows up into a young woman, a prison inmate, a foul-mouthed doctor and the young son of a hard drinking astronomer. Each of them tell the boy to seek someone to help him find the truth and his mother.

Cast & Crew

Oh Tae-kyung

Oh Tae-kyung

Seon-jae

Lead
Lee Hye-young

Lee Hye-young

Ma-ni

Won Mi-kyung

Won Mi-kyung

Lady of lotus

Shin Hyun-jun

Shin Hyun-jun

Ji-ho

Kim Hye-sun

Kim Hye-sun

I-ryeon

JS

Jeong Su-yeong

I-na

Lee Ho-jae

Lee Ho-jae

Beop-un

Lee Dae-ro

Lee Dae-ro

Lighthouse Keeper

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jang Sun-woo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Passage to Buddha is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker