Hansan: Rising Dragon

"Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents."

2022 2h 10m KO

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 98

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Synopsis

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In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.

“Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents.”

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Cast

Park Hae-il
Admiral Yi Sun-shin
Byun Yo-han
Wakisaka Yasuharu
Ahn Sung-ki
Eo Yeong-dam
Son Hyun-joo
Won Gyun
Kim Sung-kyu
Junsa
Kim Sung-kyun
Kato Yoshiaki
Kim Hyang-gi
Jeong Bo-reum
TAECYEON
Im Jun-yeong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Han-min
Writers: Kim Han-min, Yoon Hong-gi, Lee Na-ra
Languages: Japanese, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Admiral Yi Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Han-min, shot by Kim Tae-sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Park Hae-il and Byun Yo-han and Ahn Sung-ki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents.".

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The take

Kim Han-min directs. Kim Tae-sung behind the camera. Kim Tae-seong scores. Lee Kang-hee cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
3Part of the "Admiral Yi Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kim Han-min, shot by Kim Tae-sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Park Hae-il and Byun Yo-han and Ahn Sung-ki carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents.".
9IMDB entry: tt21109538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "navy", "battleship", "naval warfare", "japanese invasion of korea".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.