Fisherman's Fire (1939)

Plot Summary

Fisherman Choon-sam (Yoon Buk-yang) is suffering financially because of a prolonged scarcity of fish. Pestered by miserly Mr. Jang to pay back his debt, Choon-sam goes out to sea in hopes of a catch but meets a watery end instead. As payment for the debt, Mr. Jang tries to take Choon-sam's daughter In-soon as his second wife. Meanwhile, In-soon (Park Noh-kyung) is mutually in love with Chun-suk (Park Hak), but torn about the suggestion of Ok-bun (Chun Hyo-bong), who lives in Seoul, to join her in the city. In order to get a job and pay back her father's debt, In-soon follows Mr. Jang's son Chul-soo to Seoul, not knowing that he harbors illicit intentions toward her.

Full Cast & Characters

Bug-yang Yun

Kim Chun-sam

Seong-ae Gye

Wife

No-gyeong Park

In-sun (Wol-hyang)

Ung Na

Jang Yong-un / Choel-su

Hak Pak

Choi Chun-suk

Hyo-bong Jeon

Yun Ok-bun

Wol-ho Jang

O Yeong-teak

No-mook Kim

Doctor

Bong-ig Kim

Fisherman

Hyun Lee

Mansu

Director & Crew

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