Green Fish
1997 · Movie · 111 min · ★ 6.9 · 64% critics
After military service, a young man comes home to find his neighborhood transformed and his family struggling. With few decent options, he drifts toward the local underworld, where hopes for stability and belonging clash with a harsh social order.
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Details
- Original title
- 초록물고기
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-02-07
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (73 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to somber, character-centered Korean dramas about social change and hard choices, especially if you liked Peppermint Candy; Not for you if you want a fast, uplifting, or highly original crime story.
Pros: emotionally engaging drama; strong character focus; thoughtful social backdrop | Cons: slow pacing; familiar crime setup; uneven payoff
Cast & crew
Han Suk-kyu
as Mak-dong
Shim Hye-jin
as Mi-ae
Moon Sung-keun
as Bae Tae-gon
Dong Bang-woo
as Kim Yang-gil
Kim Yong-man
as Manager Park
- LH
Lee Ho-seong
as Mak-dong's 1st-eldest Brother
- HS
Han Seon-gyu
as Mak-dong's 2nd-eldest Brother
Jung Jin-young
as Mak-dong's 3rd-eldest Brother
Oh Ji-hye
as Mak-dong's Sister
Son Young-soon
as Mother
Directed by Lee Chang-dong