Yi Sun-sin trilogy

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Yi Sun-sin trilogy
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Park Hae-il as Yi Sun-sin in Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)
Hangul
이순신 3부작
Directed by Kim Han-min
Screenplay byKim Han-min
Jeon Chul-hong (1)
CinematographyKim Tae-seong
Edited by
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
Big Stone Pictures
Release date
2014–present
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese

The Yi Sun-sin trilogy is a South Korean period war action film series directed by Kim Han-min based on three major naval battles led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The first film The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) is based on Battle of Myeongnyang (1597), the second Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022) depicts Battle of Hansan Island (1592) and the last film Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) is based on Battle of Noryang (1598). [1]

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Overview

TitleRelease date
(South Korea)		Running timeBudgetDistributor
The Admiral: Roaring Currents July 30, 2014127 minutes₩14.8 billion CJ Entertainment
Hansan: Rising Dragon July 27, 2022129 minutes₩31.2 billion Lotte Entertainment
Noryang: Deadly Sea December 20, 2023153 minutes₩31.2 billion

Cast

Choi Min-sik portrayed 52-year-old Yi in The Admiral (2014). Choi Min-sik.jpg
Choi Min-sik portrayed 52-year-old Yi in The Admiral (2014).
Park Hae-il portrayed 47-year-old Yi in Hansan (2022). 20220706 Park Hae-il baghaeil (1).jpg
Park Hae-il portrayed 47-year-old Yi in Hansan (2022).
Kim Yoon-seok portrays 53-year-old Yi in Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023). (tajja-sinyi son) coeseunghyeon kaeseuting bihaindeu yeongsang Kim Yoon-seok.jpg
Kim Yoon-seok portrays 53-year-old Yi in Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023).
CharactersFilms
The Admiral: Roaring Currents Hansan: Rising Dragon Noryang: Deadly Sea
201420222023
Yi Sun-sin Choi Min-sik Park Hae-il Kim Yoon-seok
Wakisaka Yasuharu Cho Jin-woong Byun Yo-han
Lim Jun-young Jin Goo Ok Taec-yeon
Junsa Ryohei Otani Kim Sung-kyu
Katō Yoshiaki Kim Kang-il Kim Sung-kyun

Development

In 2013, while producing The Admiral: Roaring Currents , Big Stone Pictures revealed their plans to produce two more films related to Yi Sun-sin, titled Emergence of Hansan Dragon and Noryang: Deadly Sea as sequels, depending on the success of The Admiral. [2] Following the box office success of The Admiral which became the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea, production of the sequels was confirmed. [3] [4]

According to director Kim, the charm of Admiral Yi Sun-shin has left him spellbound and inspired him to make a film trilogy about one of Korea's most celebrated historical figures. [5] In a statement in July 2022, Kim explained the different characteristics depicted in the three films:

"The three naval battles differ in their characteristics. The Battle of Hansan Island demonstrated Admiral Yi's wisdom; the Battle of Myeongnyang demonstrated his courage; and the Battle of Noryang demonstrated his insight...capturing these three facets of his character was a great challenge and also an honor.

— Kim Ha-min [6]

Films

The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

Based on historical Battle of Myeongnyang (1597), The Admiral narrates the against-the-odds triumph over Japanese navy. The film focused on Yi’s planning for the battle and the swashbuckling naval clash. [7] 61 minutes of its naval battle between 12 vessels of the Korean navy by led Yi and 330 invading Japanese ships, captivated the audience and was praised by the critics. [8] The film attracted 17 million moviegoers becoming the most-viewed and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea. [lower-alpha 1] It also became a box-office hit internationally and grossed US$138.3 million worldwide. [9] [10]

Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)

VFX filming set of Hansan Behind the scenes of Hansan; Rising Dragon hansan; yongyi culhyeon (4).jpg
VFX filming set of Hansan

Hansan depicts the historical Battle of Hansan Island which took place five years before Battle of Myeongnyang depicted in The Admiral. [11] The naval battle scenes which takes 51 minutes of screentime in the Hansan were shot using visual effects, unlike the previous film The Admiral which was actually filmed in a boat floating on the sea. [12] [13] It was released on 2,223 screens on July 27, 2022 in South Korea. It became the 2nd highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 with 7.26 million admissions. [14] [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2019 Extreme Job broke The Admiral's record for the highest-grossing South Korean film. But as of July 2022, The Admiral is still the most viewed South Korean film of all the time.

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References

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