THE BOOK OF FISH

JA-SAN-EO-BO

By Joon-Ik LEE

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Historical - Completed 2020

Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2021
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Historical, Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 126 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Joon-Ik LEE
    • Writer(s)
    • Se-Gyeom KIM
    • Producer(s)
    • Sean KIM (CINE WORLD)
    • Synopsis
    • In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar JEONG 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, JEONG 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.