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The Book of Fish

Original title: Jasaneobo
  • 2021
  • 2h 6m
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7.4/10
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The Book of Fish (2021)
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The story of Jeong Yak-yong's brother, Jeong Yak-jeon when he was exiled to Heuksando in 1801, and meets an energetic young fisherman.The story of Jeong Yak-yong's brother, Jeong Yak-jeon when he was exiled to Heuksando in 1801, and meets an energetic young fisherman.The story of Jeong Yak-yong's brother, Jeong Yak-jeon when he was exiled to Heuksando in 1801, and meets an energetic young fisherman.

  • Director
    • Joon-ik Lee
  • Writer
    • Se-Gyeom Kim
  • Stars
    • Sol Kyung-gu
    • Yo-Han Byun
    • Lee Jeong-eun
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    713
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joon-ik Lee
    • Writer
      • Se-Gyeom Kim
    • Stars
      • Sol Kyung-gu
      • Yo-Han Byun
      • Lee Jeong-eun
    • 2User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 34 nominations

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    Sol Kyung-gu
    Sol Kyung-gu
    • Yag jeon Jeong
    • (as Kyung-gu Sol)
    Yo-Han Byun
    Yo-Han Byun
    • Chang dae
    Lee Jeong-eun
    Lee Jeong-eun
    • Mrs. Gageo
    Do-hee Min
    • Bok-rye
    Cha Soon-bae
    Cha Soon-bae
    • Poong-heon
    Kang Ki-young
    Kang Ki-young
    • Lee Kang-hwe
    Seung-ryong Ryu
    Seung-ryong Ryu
    • Soldier
    Pang Eun-jin
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    Jo Woo-jin
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      • Joon-ik Lee
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      • Se-Gyeom Kim
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    Cinema Omnivore - The Book of Fish (2021) 7.5/10
    "Furthermore, had the script put more emphasis on the differences between Yak-jeon and his equally, if not more, famous brother Yak-yong (Ryu, pitifully underutilized), who was a distinguished scholar and also exiled for 18 years in a remote area, the film would've hit the mother lode of philosophical discourse and oriental sophistication, instead, hijacked by Chang-dae's school of hard knocks, Yak-yong's side of story tends to be perceived as too cerebral to possess any import, which, in fact, does a disservice to Yak-jeon's left-field decision of writing a book about fish. Finding more purpose in dedicating himself to a non-human world than to a human society is Yak-jeon's most radical rebellion, in spite of his advocacy of embracing all different schools of thoughts, he cannot slough off the rancor that turns him into a cynic, compared to Yak-yong's humanism blooming against adversity, Yak-jeon is a less heroic figure in this regard, his book is, give or take, his act of petty revenge, plus the film never cares to show there is any affinity between Yak-jeon and his marine objects."

    read my full review on my blog: Cinema Omnivore, please google it, thanks.
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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2021 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • 茲山魚譜
    • Production company
      • Megabox Plus M
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,615,780
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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