简介：FishermanChoon-sam(YoonBuk-yang)issufferingfinanciallybecauseofaprolongedscarcityoffish.PesteredbymiserlyMr.Jangtopaybackhisdebt,Choon-samgoesouttoseainhopesofacatchbutmeetsawateryendinstead.Aspaymentforthedebt,Mr.JangtriestotakeChoon-sam'sdaughterIn-soonashissecondwife.Meanwhile,In-soon(ParkNoh-kyung)ismutuallyinlovewithChun-suk(ParkHak),buttornaboutthesuggestionofOk-bun(ChunHyo-bong),wholivesinSeoul,tojoinherinthecity.Inordertogetajobandpaybackherfather'sdebt,In-soonfollowsMr.Jang'ssonChul-sootoSeoul,notknowingthatheharborsillicitintentionstowardher.ViolatedbyChul-sooandemotionallydistraught,In-soongoestolivewithOk-bun.However,shefailstofindemploymentandissotormentedbytheburdensheisimposingonherfriendthatshedecidestobecomeagisaeng.Chun-suk,whohascometoSeoultofindIn-soon,findsoutwhathappenedbetweenherandChul-sooandreturnshomewithabrokenheart.Intheend,In-soontriestocommitsuicidebutissavedbyChun-suk'sloveforher,andthetwoofthemreturnhometogether. Fisherman'sFireisoneofthefilmsfromthelateJapanesecolonialperiodthattheKoreanFilmArchive(KOFA)obtainedthroughtheChinaFilmArchive(CFA)in2004.AlongwithHomelessAngel(Jib-eobsneuncheonsa),StoryofSim-chung(SimCheongjeon),andMilitaryTrain(Gun-yong-yeolcha),itisoneofjustfourfilmsfromthe1930swhoseexistenceinKoreahasbeenverified.However,sinceamere10minutesorsooffootageremainsfromStoryofShimCheongandMilitaryTrainwasthefirstfilmtoserveasagovernmentmouthpiece,itwouldnotbeanexaggerationtosaythatthereareonlytwomoviesinthetruesenseofthetermdatingfrom1930sKorea.Althoughitishardlyapolishedmasterpiece,Fisherman'sFireisanimportantworkthatallowsustojudgetheleveloftechnique,form,andcontentthatcharacterizedKoreanfilmsoftheperiod.TheabundantsightsofSeoul(calledKyeongsungatthetime)thatcropupinthelatterhalfofthefilmalonearesufficienttoendowFisherman'sFirewithhistoricalvalue.Thefilmalsoprovidesfleetingglimpsesintothevaluesandpracticesofso-called"modernboys"and"moderngirls"atthetime.…