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The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

7,0 /10 (322 Votes)
2014 KO 126 min

Overview

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

Release date

30/07/2014

Votes

322

Popularity

2.6

12 ships against a fleet of 330.

Status

Released

Original title

명량

Language

KO

Runtime

126 min

Budget

$9,500,000

Revenue

$138,342,258

Original Soundtrack

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Reno

Reno

2015-09-02

⭐ 8

> 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 char…

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