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The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Korean: 명량), or simply The Admiral, is a 2014 South Korean epic historical action-war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongryang, it stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on July 30, 2014. The film recorded 10 million admissions only 12 days after its premiere and set a record in South Korea for achieving such a high number of viewers in the shortest amount of time.

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents (명량) — verified Korean film. Released 2014-07-30. Directed by Kim Han-min. 22 verified cast.

Details

• Runtime (min): 128
• Genre: war film, action film, historical play
• Original language: Korean, Japanese
• Title: The Admiral: Roaring Currents
• Year: 2014
• Director: Kim Han-min
• Country: South Korean
• Release Date: July 30, 2014
• Audience: 1,761만 명

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• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 명량 (영화); KoreaAPI uses 명량 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (22)

• Choi Min-sik
• Ryu Seung-ryong
• Cho Jin-woong
• Kim Myung-gon
• Park Bo-gum
• Jin Goo
• Lee Jeong-hyeon
• Kwon Yul
• Lee Seung-jun
• No Min-woo
• Kim Tae-hun
• Kang Tae-Young
• Ryohei Otani
• Ko Kyung-pyo
• Kim Gu-taek
• Park No-sik
• Lee Seung-jun
• Kim Won-hae
• Jang Jun-nyeong
• Kim Kang-il
• Choi Deok-mun
• Nam Kyung-eup

Director

• Kim Han-min

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• TMDB — film/TV community database

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