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The Admiral: Roaring Currents

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In 1597, Korean Adm. Yi leads 12 warships into the Battle of Myeong-Nyang against the formidable Japanese navy.

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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times The sea battles are absolutely epic, more realistic and thrilling than John Woo's 2008 "Red Cliff" or even Peter Weir's 2003 "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." Aug 15, 2014 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times The film is already a hit in South Korea, but it lacks the character interest that might make it connect elsewhere. Aug 14, 2014 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film No expense has been spared when it comes to the naval battle itself, which takes up the whole second half of the film and contains enough twists and turns to grip throughout. Rated: 4/5 Nov 7, 2022 Full Review Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Korea's national hero Admiral Yi is brought to life as Choi Min-sik in a big budget but rather one-dimensional spectacle... Rated: 3/5 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review VyceVictus Lewton Bus The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a fine example of those qualities in battle, and an excellent view of one of the great naval battles in history that people from every nation can learn from. Feb 6, 2020 Full Review William Schwartz HanCinema While The Admiral: Roaring Currents has the obvious trappings of a patriotic story about Korea's darkest hour, director Kim Han-min wisely decides to instead focus on fear. Dec 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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a a Korea: Admiral Yi - Keep Beating the Drum - Extra History - Part 1 https://youtu.be/3ieaDfD_h6s?si=HfFk1HVFlA0KxIac I would recommend reading the dairy of Admiral Yi during the war to see the spirit of him and others who supported him. Battle-hardened top notch Japanese generals and solders armed with cutting edge western muskets and western battle tactics(simply war machine as shown in Pearl Harbor attack) vs Korean generals and solders enjoying hundreds of years of relative peace thus lacking experience. Admiral Yi and others like him were there in the army worked hard to keep the army top notch even during peace time as shown in turtle ships and superior cannons and rockets and matching battle tactics. It is about their story. One major point shown in the movie is about fear. Japanese army tried to instill fear using brutality(also keeping Japanese solders emotionless.) Admiral Yi tried hard to keep people free of fear. Interesting to note that some Japanese admirals and historians during the WW I and WW II admired Admiral Yi to the level of worshiping him like the god of war. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/25 Full Review Dick C This motion picture is with an excellent scripts...at the end the couple is martyrs which is the ultimate... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/25 Full Review Jens-Norbert M Since Amazone changed Conditions, this Edition is only in original Language to receive, allthough once bought with translation language. I have no use for it anymore, wastet money and corupted contract conditions! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Korra N If you enjoy historical epics or epics in general, watch this film. The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a seafaring war film with some truly breakneck action sequences and great performances, especially Choi Min-Sik. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Carlos R One of the best Korean movies out there. The Battle Scenes is just from another world. Masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A war movie about the naval battle of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the god of war. You can see why he can be said to be the strongest in the history of naval warfare by watching this movie. He was an invincible soldier and general who had never been defeated in any war. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1597, Korean Adm. Yi leads 12 warships into the Battle of Myeong-Nyang against the formidable Japanese navy.
Director
Kim Han-min
Producer
Kim Ju-kyung, Jung Byung-wook
Screenwriter
Kim Han-min, Jeon Cheol-hong
Distributor
CJ Entertainment
Production Co
CJ Entertainment
Genre
Action, Drama, History, War
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6M
Runtime
2h 9m
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