The Book of Fish

Mar 31, 2021

2h 6m

★ 7.7

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

Overview

When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Plus M Entertainment

Cineworld

The Book of Fish Trailers

Cast

Jeong Yak-jeon

Sul Kyung-gu

Chang-dae

Byun Yo-han

Mrs. Gageo

Lee Jung-eun

Bok-rye

Min Do-hee

Poong-heon

Cha Soon-bae

Lee Gang-hoe

Kang Ki-young

Jeong Yak-yong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Byeol Jang

Jo Woo-jin

Mr. Jang

Kim Eui-sung

King Jeong-jo

Jung Jin-young

Naju Mayor

Dong Bang-woo

Chang-dae's Mother

Pang Eun-jin

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