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The Book of Fish

Original title: Jasaneobo

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

2021 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by Lee Joon-ik · South Korea · Contemporary Asian Cinema
HistoryDrama

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu Byun Yo-han Lee Jeong-eun Min Do-hee Cha Soon-bae Kang Ki-young

Credits

Written by: Se-Gyeom Kim

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Book of Fish (2021) is a South Korean historical drama directed by Lee Joon-ik. It stars Sul Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han and Lee Jung-eun. It runs 126 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,089 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.