Moonfishing in Aewol

Sep 26, 2019

1h 40m

★ 5.8

Overview

A man on a bike trip across the country gets killed in an accident. His lover, So-wol, moves to the island where he died and settles down. 3 years later, the couple’s close friend, Cheol, pays her a surprise visit. Staying at her place, he goes fishing or ventures out looking for a particular lighthouse. Slowly, without knowing, the seemingly mundane daily life of island mends their broken heart.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Dreamfact Entertainment

Moonfishing in Aewol Trailers

Cast

Lee Cheol-i

Lee Chun-hee

Han So-wol

Kim Hye-na

Doctor Han

Park Cheol-min

President Kim

Choi Deok-moon

Ship Captain Yang

Nam Moon-chul

Soo-hyun

Song Yong-jin

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