The Bow

May 12, 2005

1h 30m

★ 6.9

A girl who thought the sea was the whole world, became the whole world to an old man.

Overview

On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kim Ki Duk Film

Happinet Pictures

Cineclick Asia

The Bow Trailers

Cast

Young Girl

Han Yeo-reum

Old Man

Jeon Seong-hwan

Student

Seo Ji-seok

Student's Father

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Man 1

Kim Ik-tae

Man 2

Jang Dae-sung

Man 3

Jo Hyun-wu

Fisherman

Shin Taek-gi

Hoodwinker

Pyo Sang-woo

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