The Admiral (2014)

At the strait 'Roaring Currents', master strategist Admiral Yi and his 12 battleships oppose enemy's fleet of 330, and win the most incredible victory of history.

Director:

Han-min Kim

Writers:

Cheol-Hong Jeon, Han-min Kim

Stars:

Min-sik Choi, Seung-ryong Ryu, Jin-woong Jo

7 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Min-sik Choi	...	Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Seung-ryong Ryu	...	General Kurushima Michifusa
Jin-woong Jo	...	General Wakizaka Yasuharu
Myung-gon Kim	...	Navy Commander Todo Takadora
Ku Jin	...	Im Jun-yeong (as Jin Goo)
Jung-hyun Lee	...	Lim Jung (war widow)
Ryôhei Ohtani	...	Junsa (as Ryohei Otani)
Min-woo No	...	Haru
Tae-hoon Kim	...	Kim Joong-geol
Bo-gum Park	...	Soo-bong
Seung-joon Lee	...	Captain Ahn Wi
Duk-moon Choi	...	Song Yeo-jong (as Duek-mun Choi)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zach Aguilar	...	Yi Hoe (voice)
Tom Bauer	...	Junsa (voice)
Corina Boettger	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

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 31 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.

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean Korean

Release Date:

30 July 2014 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

The Admiral

Box Office

Budget:

$9,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$152,792 (USA) (5 September 2014)

Gross:

$2,588,941 (USA) (31 October 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Big Stone Pictures, CJ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min 110 min (International Cut)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many extras who wore armor in the film suffered neck pain.

User Reviews

good if you want a naval battle

Recommend reading about Yi Sun Shin before watching this movie. It's relatively difficult to follow the first half of this movie if you don't know something about him. Do yourself a favor and wiki Yi sun shin. It will give a quick glimpse into the man and back drops of this conflict. All historical accounts indicate that one ship went against superior numbers and he won. There are a lot of dramatic interpretations, but you will experience general gist of how he exploited fear in his own men and Japanese navy which suffered heavy casualties by Yi over 6 years of war. One other note: Korean uses a flat bottom ship. Japanese uses more traditional design. Korean navy has zero turtle iron clad ship in this engagement. That should be enough to enjoy one of the best ancient naval battle captured by this movie.