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The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Original title: Myeong-ryang

“12 ships against a fleet of 330.”

2014 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by Kim Han-min · South Korea · Contemporary Asian Cinema
WarActionDramaHistory

Cast

Choi Min-sik Ryu Seung-ryong Cho Jin-woong Kim Myung-gon Jin Goo Lee Jung-hyun

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) is a South Korean war film directed by Kim Han-min. It won Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards in 2014. It stars Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong and Cho Jin-woong. It runs 126 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (14,295 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.