29 Sep 1989
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.
About Family
The bloodline must go on
Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devasted by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family’s legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…
Top Billed Cast
김윤석 Mu-ok
이승기 Moon-seok
김성령 Jung-hwa
강한나 Ga-yeon
박수영 Monk In-haeng
김시우 Min-guk
윤채나 Min-sun
심희섭 Sang-soo
길해연 Nun
이순재 Elder Monk
이재용 Monk Jeok-jeong
최무성 Director Han
황정민 Dole
Seo Bum-june Gyeong-rae
김중기 Chang-pyo
이송경 Nurse
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