HANSAN: RISING DRAGON

한산: 용의 출현

By Han-Min KIM

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Action/Adventure - Completed 2022

1592. Joseon is in crisis as its capital falls to a foreign army. Designing a strategy to counter the invasion is Admiral Yi but his ship is not ready for battle. As the foreign army sets sail to take Hansan Island, the stoic Admiral lies in wait with a grand battle plan.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2022
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Chunsa International Film Festival 2022
Best Screenplay
Buil Film Awards 2022
Best Director, Best Art Direction, Popular Star Award (Male)
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2022
Technical Award
Grand Bell Awards 2022
Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design
Blue Dragon Awards 2022
Best Supporting Actor
New York Asian Film Festival 2022
Brussels International Film Festival 2022
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Action/Adventure, Historical, Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 129 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Han-Min KIM
    • Synopsis
    • In April of 1592, Joseon is in crisis as its capital Hanyang falls to the Wae (foreign islands) army within only 15 days of their invasion. Having swiftly overtaken Joseon, the Wae army gathers their forces at Busanpo, vying to conquer Ming China.

      Meanwhile, despite Joseon’s repeated defeats as well as King Seonjo’s departure to Uiju by the northwest border, Admiral Yi Sun-shin (Park) makes tactical plans for a naval battle. However his warship, damaged in an earlier clash, will not be ready for deployment. Worse still, its repair plans have been stolen by a Wae spy.

      Confident after several victories, Wae ships set sail to Hansan Island where Admiral Yi lies in wait with battle plans that he hopes will reverse his country’s fate. July 8, 1592. Joseon hangs in balance as a momentous naval conflict unfolds.