South Korea Synopsis
자산어보
“Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.”
In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar Jeong Yak-jeon who served the late king is exiled to Heuk-san Island. There he meets Chang-dae, a young fisherman who is a huge admirer of Confucianism and has a wide knowledge about the sea.
The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
269 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Book of Fish sits at position #104.
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★ 9.1 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2021
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★ 8.8 · 2022
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★ 8.6 · 2020
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Book of Fish premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #321 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea History productions specifically: #14 of 53 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Plus M Entertainment, Cineworld |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | March 31, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14371900 |