South Korea Synopsis
봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄
“What you like, others will also like.”
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.
Audience Engagement
954 audience reviews — more than 98% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From LJ Film
The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
Among 91 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring places #6 — near the top of its class.
#1Jewel in the Palace
★ 8.6 · 2003
#2Stairway to Heaven
★ 8.1 · 2003
#3Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
★ 8.0 · 2004
#4I'm Sorry, I Love You
★ 8.0 · 2004
#53-Iron
★ 7.8 · 2004
#6Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
★ 7.8 · 2003
#7Oasis
★ 7.8 · 2002
#8The Way Home
★ 7.7 · 2002
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring premiered alongside 30 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.
The 136th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- life and death · 5
- child · 5
- meditation · 4
- becoming an adult · 3
- attachment to nature · 3
- religious education · 2
- restart · 2
- taskmaster · 2
- mountain lake · 1
- season · 1
- cycle · 1
- penalty · 1
- mortification · 1
- contemplative cinema · 1
- buddhism · 22
- countryside · 11
- philosophy · 11
- dying and death · 10
- temple · 9
- buddhist monk · 8
- isolation · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #225 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #165 of 868 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, Germany |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | LJ Film, Korea Pictures, Cineclick Asia, Cinesoul, Mirae Asset Capital |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | September 19, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0374546 |
| Official Site | www.fruehling-sommer.de |