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The Admiral : Roaring Currents

명량; Myeongnyang

Movie Information

Cast: Min-sik Choi, Seung-ryong Ryu, Jin-woong Jo

Directed By: Han-min Kim

Writers: Kim Hak-soon

Studio: Big Stone Pictures

Distributed By: CJ Entertainment

Box Office Release Date (Korea): 30 July 2014

Box Office Release Date (USA): 15 August 2014

Language: Korean

From the Distributor:

At the strait 'Roaring Currents', master strategist Admiral Yi and his 12 battleships oppose enemy's fleet of 330, and win the most incredible victory of history.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents is based on the Battle of Myeongnyang on October 26, 1597, where the Korean Joseon kingdom's navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fought the numerically superior Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait. Admiral Yi Sun-sin lead a "fleet" of 13 ships, the only surving vessels of an earlier battle with the Japanese that decimated the Joseon navy. Admiral Yi Sun-sin commited to a "Last Stand" in the Myeongnyang strait.

Loved this movie. Great special effects, fantastic naval battle, and a simply good story.

Full Cast Choi Min-sik as Yi Sun-sin Ryu Seung-ryong as Kurushima Michifusa Cho Jin-woong as Wakisaka Yasuharu Kim Myung-gon as Tōdō Takatora Park Bo-gum as Bae Su-bong Jin Goo as Lim Jun-young Lee Jung-hyun as Mrs. Jeong, Lim's wife Kwon Yul as Yi Hoe Lee Seung-joon as Captain Ahn Kim Kang-il as Katō Yoshiaki No Min-woo as Haru Kim Tae-hoon as Kim Jung-geol Ryohei Otani as Junsa Lee Hae-yeong as Captain Song Jang Jun-nyeong as Lieutenant Nah Moon Yeong-dong as Kim Dol-son Kim Won-hae as Bae Seol Yoo Soon-woong as Elder Kim Kim Gil-dong as Captain Hwang Choi Deok-moon as Captain Song Park No-sik as Captain Kim Kim Hyeon-tae as Ok-hyeong Kang Tae-young as Kimura Kim Gu-taek as Bae Hong-suk Joo Seok-tae as Katsura Jo Bok-rae as Oh Sang-goo Go Kyung-pyo as Oh Duk-yi Nam Kyung-eup as Kwon Yul	Images

Admiral Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 - Dec. 16, 1598)-
Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Admiral and Korean National Hero. His actions during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the 1590s are considered to be instrumental in repelling the invaders.
During his Naval career he was undefeated even though he had no training or experience in naval operations.
Intrigue and jealousy on the part of other Military Officers resulted in false allegations that cuased Yi to be arrested, tortured, and demoted to common soldier twice. During his second arrest and demotion another Admiral ( Won Gyun ) was placed in command of the Joseon navies. Through inept command and a failure to heed reports from scouts Won Gyun led the Joseon fleet into a Japanese ambush where it was almost completely decimated. Only thirteen Joseon ships survived the battle.
Yi Sun-sin was rapidly re-instated as the commander of the Joseon Navy. With only the thirteen surviving ships, Yi managed to defeat a Japanese fleet that numbered in the hundreds, preventing the Japanese land forces from being reinforced and re-supplied.
Yi managed to build the Joseon Navy back up to 85 war ships, three of which were "Turtle Ships" before his final battle and death from a stray musket ball.

Yi Sun-sin is often credited with inventing the "Turtle Ships" (possibly the first "iron-clad" ships), but in reality he improved on a previous design, and was instrumental in their construction and deployment.