The Bow
“A girl who thought the sea was the whole world, became the whole world to an old man.”
2005•1h 30m•6.9•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Kim Ki-duk
Writer
Kim Ki-duk
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
Korean
Studio
Kim Ki Duk Film
Cast
Han Yeo-reum
Young Girl
Jeon Seong-hwan
Old Man
Seo Ji-seok
Student
Jeon Kuk-hwan
Student's Father
Kim Ik-tae
Guy 1
Jang Dae-seong
Guy 2
Jo Hyun-wu
Guy 3
Kong Yu-seok
Man 1
So Jae-Ick
Man 2
Shin Taek-gi
Fisherman
Kim Myung-hun
Hoodwinker 1
Lee Jong-gil
Hoodwinker 2
Kim Ye-gi
Hoodwinker 3
Pyo Sang-woo
Hoodwinker 4
Kim Young-jin
Fisherman
Production
Company
Kim Ki Duk Film
Company
Happinet Pictures
Company
Cineclick Asia
Producer
Kim Ki-duk
Producer
Kang Yeong-gu
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