Buddha Hands Up : Prequel (2026)
Hyun-jin, a ten-year-old novice monk, lives in a mountain temple. One day music drifts over from the Catholic church across the forest, and he follows it. There he meets Sister Maria. Where words fail them, music does the talking — and when the temple's bodhisattvas, Avalokiteshvara and Ksitigarbha, join in, it escalates into a full dance battle. A 24-minute fantasy where the boundary between faith and instinct begins to blur.
Director: Yong-kun Kwak
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Seo Do-jun as Hyun-jin |
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Hong Yun-hwa as Maria |
| Directing | Yong-kun Kwak | Director |
| Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Gaffer |
| Sound | ZOBIN | Songs |
| Production | 장석원 | Producer |
| Camera | 김진한 | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Yong-kun Kwak | Writer |
| Crew | Yong-kun Kwak | Choreographer |
| Production | Yong-kun Kwak | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Yong-kun Kwak | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | 나심 | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yong-kun Kwak | Editor |
| Art | Yong-kun Kwak | Storyboard Artist |
| Editing | Ha Mi-ra | Editor |
