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The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish

The Book of Fish

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

Genres

HistoryDrama

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

31 March 2021

Country

South Korea

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Jeong Yak-jeon

Byun Yo-han

Byun Yo-han

Chang-dae

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Mrs. Gageo

Min Do-hee

Min Do-hee

Bok-rye

Cha Soon-bae

Cha Soon-bae

Poong-heon

Kang Ki-young

Kang Ki-young

Lee Gang-hoe

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Jeong Yak-yong

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Byeol Jang

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Mr. Jang

Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

King Jeong-jo

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Naju Mayor

Pang Eun-jin

Pang Eun-jin

Chang-dae's Mother

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Moon Soon-deok

Choi Won-young

Choi Won-young

Jeong Yak-jong

Cho Seung-yeon

Cho Seung-yeon

Lee Byeok

Joo Bo-bi

Joo Bo-bi

Ms. Naju

Ham Geon-su

Ham Geon-su

Monk

Kim Yun-tae

Kim Yun-tae

Majae Gold Guru

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Hwang Sa-young

Lee Sun-ju

Lee Sun-ju

Queen

Lee Young-suk

Lee Young-suk

Shim Hwan-ji

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Lee Seung-hoon

Bong Man-dae

Bong Man-dae

Small Gong Man

Min Tae-yul

Min Tae-yul

Naju Petty Official

Jin Jae-hee

Jin Jae-hee

Wrestling Child

Yoo In-hye

Yoo In-hye

Gisaeng

Bae Je-gi

Bae Je-gi

Resident 1

Jo Ha-seok

Jo Ha-seok

Seo Yong-bo

Jeong Ji-in

Jeong Ji-in

Courtesan

Choi Hyeon-jin

Choi Hyeon-jin

King Soon-jo

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