The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
- Original title
- 명량
- Directed by
- Kim Han-min
- Genre
- action film, war film, historical play
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- MA15+
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 327 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Japanese invasion of Korea in the 16th century, Admiral Yi Sun-sin leads a small fleet of Korean ships against a massive Japanese armada in a narrow strait. The movie follows his strategic genius and the desperate battle to defend his homeland.
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What happens
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Korean: 명량), or simply The Admiral, is a 2014 South Korean epic historical action-war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongryang, it stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on July 30, 2014. The film recorded 10 million admissions only 12 days after its premiere and set a record in South Korea for achieving such a high number of viewers in the shortest amount of time. The movie also surpassed Avatar's record of 13 million viewers to become the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US$138.3 million. A prequel, Hansan: Rising Dragon, was released in 2022 and a sequel, Noryang: Deadly Sea, was released in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
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Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)
The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin (1962)
The Fatal Encounter (2014)
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2004)
Noryang (2023)
No Tears for the Dead (2014)
Assassination (2015)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.