Yong-Kyun Bae
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Mr. Bae studied visual arts in South Korea and France, and he's an art
professor in Korea. His first and the only feature length film, "Why
Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?", probably is the only film in
Korean film history to be released abroad first. Its sudden debut
caused quite a stir Korea, and only after a successful film festival
cicuit tour in Europe, it made its screening in Korea. Despite high
media and public attention, Bae remained and still remains unknown and
mysterious. It is known, however, that it took more than 7 years to
complete his film, and that he used his own resources for the film and
did not use any professional actors. Offers from large film studios
poured in, but Bae declined them and maintains a private life.