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.
Direction
Kim Han-min turns tide mechanics into genuine nail-biting suspense.
Acting
Choi Min-sik's exhausted eyes carry 300 years of Korean history.
Practical Effects
They built functional turtle ships and filmed in actual roaring currents.
Director
Kim Han-min
Choi Min-sik
Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Ryu Seung-ryong
Kurushima Michifusa
Cho Jin-woong
Wakizaka Yasuharu
Jin Goo
Im Jun-yeong
Lee Jung-hyun
Mrs. Jeong
Kim Myung-gon
Todo Takatora
Kwon Yul
Yi Hoe
No Min-woo
Haru
Kim Tae-hun
Kim Joong-geol
Ryohei Otani
Junsa
Kim Kang-il
Kato
Park Bo-gum
Bae Su-bong
Lee Hae-yeong
Song Hui-rip
Jang Jun-nyeong
Na Dae-yong
Moon Young-dong
Kim Dol-son
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real battle's current was so violent that Japanese ships couldn't maneuver—Yi studied those tides for years.
Yi Sun-sin is basically Korean George Washington crossed with Nelson, and this film became the all-time Korean box office champion partly because it released during rising Japan-Korea tensions.
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"This admiral still has 12 ships left... " Gods what a man. What a man.
@luno9821 325
And he didn't even lose a single ship. What a God.
@1Invinc 1653
The people whom think that this movie is hating on japanese people, please shut up. This movie is as it states, one of the greatest naval battles in history.
@eugeanepark898 1755
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