Noryang: Deadly Sea
6.3/10
Rating
153 min
Runtime
2023
Release Year
Kim Han-min
Director
Cast
Kim Yun-seok, Baek Yoon-sik, Jung Jae-young, Huh Joon-ho, Kim Sung-kyu
Quick Synopsis
In December 1598, during the seventh year of the Imjin War, Admiral Yi Sun-shin of Joseon learns that the Japanese forces, known as the Wa, are planning to retreat after their leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi issues deathbed orders. Determined to end the conflict, Admiral Yi organizes a combined fleet of Joseon and Ming dynasty ships to blockade the Japanese and destroy their army. However, the blockade is compromised when Ming commander Chen Lin accepts a bribe and lifts it, allowing Wa lord Shimazu Yoshihiro and his Satsuma troops to sail through the Noryang Strait to reinforce the Japanese forces.
Detailed Synopsis of Noryang: Deadly Sea
The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa invaders in Joseon are preparing for a swift withdrawal following the deathbed orders of their leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Determined to destroy the enemy once and for all, Admiral Yi leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to mount a blockade and annihilate the Wa army. However, once Ming commander Chen Lin is bribed into lifting the blockade, Wa lord Shimazu Yoshihiro and his Satsuma army sail to the Wa army's rescue at Noryang Strait.
