The Book of Fish
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2021 · 2h 6m · Drama, History · South Korea · Rated G (JP)
Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.
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.
Directed by
Lee Joon-ikWritten by
Kim Se-gyeom6.6Smart score
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19th centuryblack and whiteencyclopediaexilefishfishingisland lifejoseon dynasty (1392–1910)living in exile
RatingG (JP)
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