The Admiral: Roaring Currents
“12 ships against a fleet of 330.”
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.
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Part of Admiral Yi Trilogy
3 films
Cast
43 people
Choi Min-sik
Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Known for
Oldboy
Lucy
Ryu Seung-ryong
Kurushima Michifusa
Known for
Kingdom
Personal Taste
Cho Jin-woong
Wakizaka Yasuharu
Known for
The Handmaiden
Signal
Jin Goo
Im Jun-yeong
Known for
Descendants of the Sun
Mother
Lee Jung-hyun
Mrs. Jeong
Known for
Peninsula
Parasyte: The Grey
Kim Myung-gon
Todo Takatora
Known for
Glitch
Live Up to Your Name
Kwon Yul
Yi Hoe
Known for
The King: Eternal Monarch
Dali & Cocky Prince
No Min-woo
Haru
Known for
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
A Frozen Flower
Kim Tae-hun
Kim Joong-geol
Known for
Kingdom
My Demon
Ryohei Otani
Junsa
Known for
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
War of the Arrows
Kim Kang-il
Kato
Known for
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
The Ghost Station
Park Bo-gum
Bae Su-bong
Known for
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Record of Youth
Kim Han-min Director · Jeon Cheol-hong Writer Kim Tae-seong Composer
Worldwide gross $138M · Budget $9.5M · United States release August 15, 2014
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Budget
$9,500,000
Worldwide gross
$138,342,258
Gross vs. budget
14.6×
Production
Big Stone Pictures
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
명량
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Korean
Release dates
Brazil · July 30, 2014
Theatrical
South Korea · July 30, 2014
Theatrical
United States · August 15, 2014
Theatrical
Australia
September 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
July 20, 2015 · Physical
Netherlands
April 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Vietnam
September 30, 2014 · Theatrical
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