The Admiral: Roaring Currents( 2014)

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12 ships against a fleet of 330

Overview

The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

Top Billed Cast

Choi Min-sik
Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Ryu Seung-ryong
Kurushima Michifusa
Cho Jin-woong
Wakizaka Yasuharu
Jin Goo
Im Jun-yeong
Lee Jung-hyun
Mrs. Jeong
Kim Myung-gon
Todo Takatora
Kwon Yul
Yi Hoe
No Min-woo
Haru
Kim Tae-hun
Kim Joong-geol
Ryohei Otani
Junsa
Kim Kang-il
Kato
Park Bo-gum
Bae Su-bong
Lee Hae-yeong
Song Hui-rip
Jang Jun-nyeong
Na Dae-yong
Moon Young-dong
Kim Dol-son
Kim Won-hae
Bae Seol
Choi Deok-moon
Song Yeo-jong
Park No-shik
Kim Eok-choo
Shin Yoo-ram
Hye-hee
Ha Soo-ho
Executive Officer Kim Eung-ham
Kim Hyeon-tae
Ok-hyung
Kang Tae-young
Kimura
Kim Koo-taek
Bae Hong-seok
Jo Bok-rae
Oh Sang-gu (uncredited)
Go Kyung-pyo
Oh Duk-yi (uncredited)
Lee Jae-gu
Jo Mun-ong (uncredited)
Jo Ha-seok
Jo Tae-shik (uncredited)
Lee Joo-sil
Elder Jong-seon (uncredited)
Kyul Hwi
Bae-seol's man (uncredited)
Ju Seok-tae
Katsura (uncredited)
Kim Min-sik
Navy
Lee Seung-joon
Large Body Military
Lee Seung-joon
Ahn Wi
Jung Je-woo
Kuroda
Kim Moon-jong
Kim Eok-choo's chief (uncredited)

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A review by Reno

Written by Reno on Wed Sep 02 2015

> At war, it's not all about the manpower, but strategy. The highest domestic box office ever as well as internationally as a Korean movie. Based on the naval wars of Japanese invasion of Korea that took place in the last decade of the 1500s. The battle was fought for six long years, but this film focuses only the final one called 'Battle of Myeongnyang' in the year 1597. The famous face from the Korean filmdom, Choi Min-sik can be seen in the title role. For the international market, he was badly needed than the role wanted him. But I don't say that, he was amazing as always, like the chara...