Koan of Spring
7.7
“A tale about beauty inside, simplicity, sincerity...”
Vietnam 1791. Old Truong, the Emperor’s Master of Arms, feels the end of his life coming. But he has yet to find a successor. The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient. He gives Master Truong two weeks to find the one. Truong sets off to visit Master Wing, a famous former General who is now living as a simple fisherman on the shores of a lake. He has three children. Truong wants to test the two sons as his potential successors and asks to see a demonstration of their fighting skill.
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Cast
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Jim Adhi Limas
Master Truong
Known for
Bitter Moon
Renaissance
Tapa Sudana
Master Wing
Known for
The Legend of Black Snake
Marc-Olivier Louveau
Shim Hyun-jung
Olivier Cohen-Bacri
Châu Belle Dinh
Tan
Known for
Yamakasi
Olvier Cohen-Bacri
Santi Sudaros
Tin
Known for
The Great Challenge
Nicolas Piccato
Patrick Vo
Gangster
Known for
Nothing to Declare
Mutants
Jean-Claude Tran
Master Song
Known for
Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
Second Chance
Fang-Hsuan Chiu
Lan
No other roles listed
Marc-Olivier Louveau Director · Olvier Cohen-Bacri Cinematographer
United States release November 12, 2019 · Produced in France, Vietnam, South Korea · Original title Koan de Printemps
Production
Sésame Films
Production
France · Vietnam · South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Koan de Printemps
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Vietnamese
Release dates
Germany · October 31, 2013
Theatrical
France · January 27, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 2019
DVD premiere
Cambodia
September 14, 2014 · Phnom Penh International Film Festival
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