Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)

Original title

한산: 용의 출현

Directed by

Kim Han-min

Genre

action film, war film, historical film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin as he leads his fleet in the Battle of Hansan. It is a historical war drama about a crucial confrontation that happened years before a more famous battle.

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What happens

Hansan: Rising Dragon (Korean: 한산: 용의 출현) is a 2022 South Korean historical war action film directed by Kim Han-min. The sequel to 2014's The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the film is the second installment in the Yi Sun-sin trilogy. It stars an ensemble cast led by Park Hae-il as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film depicts the historical Battle of Hansan which took place five years before the Battle of Myeongnyang depicted in The Admiral. It was released on July 27, 2022 in IMAX, 4DX and ScreenX formats. The film became the second highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 with 7,264,934 admissions and $59,676,622 gross. It is available for streaming on Netflix from December 2, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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