The Admiral: Roaring Currents
2014 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 7.0 · 83% critics
A Korean naval commander faces an impossible mission: stopping a massive invading fleet with only a handful of ships in a narrow strait. As fear and political pressure mount, the outnumbered defenders gamble on nerve, seamanship, and the sea itself to hold the line in a decisive battle.
Also known as Battle of Myeongryang/The Admiral: Roaring · Battlefield - Whirlwind Sea · ROARING CURRENTS · The Admiral - Roaring Currents
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Details
- Original title
- 명량
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-07-30
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (322 votes)
- Box office
- $110,958,250
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a high-stakes, against-the-odds historical war story with long naval combat and big emotions, somewhat akin to Red Cliff II; Not for you if you need tight pacing, deep character work, or strict accuracy.
Pros: intense sea battles; strong production value; stirring determination | Cons: slow first hour; thin character writing; uneven realism
Themes
- navy
- biography
- based on true story
- battleship
- naval warfare
- 16th century
- battle of myeongryang
- japanese invasion of korea
- korean navy
- joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- yi sun-sin
- imjin war
Cast & crew
Choi Min-sik
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Ryu Seung-ryong
as Kurushima Michifusa
Cho Jin-woong
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
Jin Goo
as Im Jun-yeong
Lee Jung-hyun
as Mrs. Jeong
Kim Myung-gon
as Todo Takatora
Kwon Yul
as Yi Hoe
No Min-woo
as Haru
Kim Tae-hun
as Kim Joong-geol
Ryohei Otani
as Junsa
Directed by Kim Han-min