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Hansan: Rising Dragon

Hansan: Rising Dragon

Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents.

20226.52h 10m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kim Han-min
Written by Kim Han-min, Yoon Hong-gi, Lee Na-ra
Produced by Shin Chang-hwan, Ahn Tae-woon
Box Office0Revenue: $57.5M

Top Cast

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Admiral Yi Sun-shin

Byun Yo-han

Byun Yo-han

Wakisaka Yasuharu

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

Eo Yeong-dam

Son Hyun-joo

Son Hyun-joo

Won Gyun

Kim Sung-kyu

Kim Sung-kyu

Junsa

Kim Sung-kyun

Kim Sung-kyun

Kato Yoshiaki

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi

Jeong Bo-reum

Ok Taec-yeon

Ok Taec-yeon

Im Jun-yeong

Gong Myoung

Gong Myoung

Yi Eok-gi

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Na Dae-yong

Themes & Keywords

navybattleshipnaval warfarejapanese invasion of koreakorean navyjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)yi sun-sinimjin war

About Hansan: Rising Dragon

Hansan: Rising Dragon is a war, action, drama, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of navy, battleship, naval warfare, japanese invasion of korea, korean navy, joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Directed by Kim Han-min, it stars Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han, Ahn Sung-ki. 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.

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