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Green Fish is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Lee Chang-dong released in USA on 1 october 1998 with Song Kang-ho
Green Fish (1997)
초록물고기
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Add to a movie listGreen Fish (Hangul: 초록 물고기; RR: Chorok Mulgogi) is a 1997 South Korean film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu in one of his first major film roles. It was the eighth highest-attended South Korean film of 1997.
Synopsis
Having just been discharged from the military, Mak-dong is on the train home. As he leans out the train platform, Mi-ae, a beautiful woman in the car ahead of him, is also leaning out. Her pink scarf escapes from her and poignantly lands on Mak-dong's face, blinding him. As he goes back into the train car to return the scarf, he becomes embroiled in a fight with a group of thugs who are harassing Mi-ae. From the beginning, Mak-dong is entangled in a relationship that becomes his undoing.Actors
Song Kang-ho
(Pan-su)
Shim Hye-jin
(Mi-ae)
Han Suk-kyu
(Mak-dong)
Moon Sung-keun
(Bae Tae-gon)
Jung Jin-young
(Mak-dong's 3rd-eldest Brother)
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