The Book of Fish

Directed by Lee Joon-ik (이준익)

Written by Kim Se-gyeom (김세겸)

126min | Release date in South Korea: 2021/03/31

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 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.

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