Hansan: Rising Dragon is a South Korean historical epic battle action drama film and a prequel to The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014).
Written and directed by Han-min Kim (The Admiral: Roaring Currents; War of the Arrows; Handphone; Paradise Murdered).
The Big Stone Pictures production stars Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han, Ahn Seong-gi, Son Hyun-joo, Kim Sung-kyu, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Hyang-gi and Ok Taec-yeon.
Plot:
The movie depicts the historical Battle of Hansando. 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 dragonhead ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea…
Reviews:
“You may not totally follow how Admiral Yi’s strategy is unfolded on the sea near Hansan Island, but the movie keeps holding our attention without losing any of its narrative momentum, and it surely delivers impactful highlights for its South Korean audiences. To be frank with you, I think some of them are a bit far-fetched, but they still work in dramatic sense…” 3 out of 4, Seongyong’s Private Place
“It’s a rousing spectacle, depicted with a mix of CGI and miniatures that are, for the most part, convincing. Some of Hansan: Rising Dragon’s green screen work involving the actors is a bit less convincing, however. Thankfully they seem to have realized that and mostly avoided showing the sea in the background, framing the actors with the ship’s bridge, etc.” 4 out of 5, Voices from the Balcony
Release:
The movie was released in South Korea on July 27 2022. Well Go USA Entertainment will release Hansan: Rising Dragon in the USA theatrically in select locations on July 29, 2022.
Original title:
한산: 용의 출현 aka Hansan: Yongui Chulhyeon
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