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THE BOOK OF FISH

  • Director
    LEE Joon-ik
  • Year
    2021
  • Nationality
    Korea
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Release(March 31, 2021)
  • Starring
    SUL Kyung-gu, BYUN Yo-han
  • Running Time
    126min
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    • SYNOPSIS
      Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.

      In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar CHUNG Yak-jeon who served the late king is exiled to Heuk-san Island. When he lands on the unknown island with fears, rather he is amazed by wonders of various sea creatures. There he meets Chang-dae, a young fisherman who is a huge admirer of Confucianism and has a wide knowledge about the sea. Fascinated by his knowledge, CHUNG decides to write a book about the sea and asks Chang-dae to help him write the book, in exchange for helping Chang-dae’s study of Confucianism.
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