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The Bow(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-05-12
69%
215 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
A girl who thought the sea was the whole world, became the whole world to an old man.
Overview:
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
Japan,
South Korea
Budget: $950,000.00
Revenue: $2,032,404.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Kim Ki Duk Film
Cineclick Asia
Movie: The Bow
Top 9 Billed Cast
Han Yeo-reum
Young Girl
전성환
Old Man
서지석
Student
전국환
Student's Father
김익태
Man 1
조현우
Man 3
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