The Admiral: Roaring Currents
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| Hangul | |
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| Revised Romanization | Myeongryang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngryang |
| Directed by | Kim Han-min |
| Produced by | Kim Han-min |
| Written by | Jeon Chul-hong Kim Han-min |
| Starring |
Choi Min-sik Ryu Seung-ryong |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
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Production
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Big Stone Pictures
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| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Release date
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Running time
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127 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language |
Korean Japanese |
| Budget | US$18.6 million |
| Box office | US$135.9 million (worldwide) |
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Hangul: 명량; Hanja: 鳴梁; RR: Myeongryang) is a 2014 South Korean war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang, it stars Choi Min-sik in the lead role of the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. As it recorded 10 million viewers in 12 days, it set a record for achieving 10 million viewers in the shortest amount of time. Also, the movie overwhelmingly surpassed Avatar’s original record of 13 million viewers to become the most watched film of all time in Korea.
The film revolves around the titular Battle of Myeongnyang circa 1597, regarded as one of legendary Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin's most remarkable naval victories, in which he led the only 12 ships remaining in his command to a heroic victory against an invading Japanese fleet numbering 330 vessels.
At the onset of the battle, at their base in Haenam, the Japanese invaders under Tōdō Takatora are confident that their planned expedition to Hansong to capture King Seonjo will meet with success, even though they remain reserved over the news that Joseon's greatest admiral, Yi Sun-sin, has been restored to his former command following the disaster at Chilcheollyang, which has reduced the Korean navy to a mere dozen battle-ready ships. In order to ensure success of the operation, Hideyoshi sends one of his finest naval war leaders to Joseon: Kurushima Michifusa, the commander of the Murakami Clan Navy, and an expert in naval combat who, however, enjoys a shaky reputation among his fellow daimyo as a pirate. One of the Admirals of the Japanese Left Army, Wakizaka, first meets Kurushima and his lieutenant Kimura while finishing off the remnants of a group of Joseon soldiers. He is especially distrusting of Kurushima, and draws his sword on him several times, especially after the latter insults him by shaming his defeat at Hansan Island. Later, Kurushima and Haru, his sharpshooter, drink sake as Kurushima elaborates on his personal vendetta against Yi Sun-sin, stating that his brother Michiyuki was killed by the latter earlier in the war.
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