The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	명량
Hanja	鳴梁
Revised Romanization	Myeongryang
McCune–Reischauer	Myŏngryang
Directed by	Kim Han-min
Written by	Jeon Chul-hong; Kim Han-min;
Produced by	Kim Han-min
Starring	Choi Min-sik; Ryu Seung-ryong; Cho Jin-woong
Cinematography	Kim Tae-seong
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Music by	Kim Tae-seong
Production; company	Big Stone Pictures
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	July 30, 2014;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; Japanese;
Budget	₩14.8 billion
Box office	US$138.3 million ;

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 Myeongnyang, it stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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. The movie also surpassed Avatar’s record of 13 million viewers to become the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US$138.3 million.^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Ju, Ji-yeong (July 29, 2022). "'억 소리 난다' '명량'의 2배... 영화 '한산' 제작비 얼마길래?". Pinpoint News. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (25 July 2014). "Roaring Currents takes epic sea battle to big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
^ Baek, Byung-yeul (30 June 2014). "Joseon's war hero back on screen: Choi Min-sik's Roaring Currents retraces 16th century maritime battle against Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
^ Chung, Joo-won (19 June 2014). "Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong pose for Roaring Currents". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 August 2014). "South Korean Box Office: Roaring Currents Beats Avatar to Become Biggest Film of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ Ma, Kevin (August 2014). "Roaring Currents sets Korean B.O. record". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Roaring Currents Most Successful Korean Film of All Time". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[1] Ju, Ji-yeong (July 29, 2022). "'억 소리 난다' '명량'의 2배... 영화 '한산' 제작비 얼마길래?". Pinpoint News. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[2] Sunwoo, Carla (25 July 2014). "Roaring Currents takes epic sea battle to big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

[3] Baek, Byung-yeul (30 June 2014). "Joseon's war hero back on screen: Choi Min-sik's Roaring Currents retraces 16th century maritime battle against Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.

[4] Chung, Joo-won (19 June 2014). "Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong pose for Roaring Currents". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-20.

[alltime2-5] Lee, Hyo-won (17 August 2014). "South Korean Box Office: Roaring Currents Beats Avatar to Become Biggest Film of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[6] Ma, Kevin (August 2014). "Roaring Currents sets Korean B.O. record". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[7] "Roaring Currents Most Successful Korean Film of All Time". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

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