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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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The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (1) 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 The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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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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 0.5/5 Stars • 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 4.5/5 Stars • 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 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Late R Clearly made with a lot of patriotism and love for a national hero, what the ‘The Admiral: Roaring Currents' lacks in character storytelling, it more than makes up for with its big naval battles complete with tons of heroism and epic, swelling music. It's not exactly subtle or deep, but it sure is entertaining and pretty much does what it set out to do: make sure Korea's Admiral Yi Sun-sin comes across as a legendary commander. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/14/23 Full Review Otaku R Ight so this movie is like very very good on what it tired to do. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 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 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kim Han-min Director Choi Min-sik Admiral Lee Sunsin Ryu Seung-ryong General Kurushima Cho Jin-woong Wakizaka Yasuharu Kim Myung-kon Commander Todo Jin Goo Im Junyeong
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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 8m
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