The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Release date: Jul 30, 2014
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 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.
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Top Cast
Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Kurushima Michifusa
Wakizaka Yasuharu
Im Jun-yeong
Mrs. Jeong
Todo Takatora
Yi Hoe
Haru
Kim Joong-geol
Junsa
Kato
Bae Su-bong
Song Hui-rip
Na Dae-yong
Kim Dol-son
Bae Seol
Song Yeo-jong
Kim Eok-choo
Hye-hee
Executive Officer Kim Eung-ham
Ok-hyung
Kimura
Bae Hong-seok
Oh Sang-gu (uncredited)
Oh Duk-yi (uncredited)
Jo Mun-ong (uncredited)
Jo Tae-shik (uncredited)
Elder Jong-seon (uncredited)
Bae-seol's man (uncredited)
Katsura (uncredited)
Navy
Large Body Military
Ahn Wi
Kuroda
Kim Eok-choo's chief (uncredited)
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