The Admiral: Roaring Currents

(2014)

★ 7 IMDb · 338 votes

Genres: War, Action, Drama, History

Year: 2014

Runtime: 126 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: 김한민

Cast: Чхве Мин-сик, Рю Сыннён, 조진웅, 진구, 이정현, 김명곤, 권율, Но Мин У, Ким Тхэ Хун, 大谷亮平

Plot

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.

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.