The Admiral
It is an exciting documentary story about a world of battles and wars that took place in late October 1597 in Myeongryang, Korea. At that time, the time of a strong naval battle, where the Japanese army was invading the Joseon dynasty and the Jonson Ara defeated on all fronts. A real solution has to be found, with Admiral Yi Sanxin being recruited into a new war. The Admiral is starting to boost the morale of the soldiers in an unprecedented battle against 330 warships from Japan to protect the Joson Fortress from the danger it might be subjected to by the Japanese.
16 June 1993, Seoul, Korea
4 November 1974, Dallas, Texas, USA
1970, South Korea
19 October 1948, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
24 December 1950, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
29 April 1955, Denver, Colorado, USA
25 January 1984, Shanghai, China
6 January 1959, New York City, New York, USA
1952, Chonju, Chollabuk-do, South Korea
13 May 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
1 October 1980, Osaka, Japan
12 May 1958, San Juan, Puerto Rico
11 November 1971, Evanston, Illinois, USA
29 November 1970, South Korea
23 July 1951, Mansfield, Ohio, USA
23 March 1958, Burbank, California, USA
3 November 1982
3 March 1976, Busan, South Korea
21 October 1985
August 18, 2014
A huge box-office success overseas, this epic-in-every-way impresses through its sheer mass and volume.August 14, 2014
The film is already a hit in South Korea, but it lacks the character interest that might make it connect elsewhere.July 30, 2015
There's a commanding sense of scale and heft on screen; one achieved without sacrificing coherency or personal stakes.August 15, 2014
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."