19 Sep 2003
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
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.
Fancy Dance
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
Top Billed Cast
本木雅弘 Shiono Yohei
鈴木保奈美 Masoho Akashi
大槻ケンヂ Ryuichi
大沢健 Ikuo Shiono
彦摩呂 Eishun Sasaki
田口浩正 Chinrai Shinada
甲田益也子 Shosui
竹中直人 Mitsuki Kitagawa
徳井優 Senior monk
みのすけ Naoyuki Kanno 
広岡由里子 Madonna
入江正徳 Ichiyu
河合美智子 
大杉漣 
原ひさ子 Takuma Miya Iwao Shiono
村上冬樹 Takuzen
宮本信子 Shizuko Shiono
柄本明 Masoho's boss
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