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Choi Min-Sik Sets Sail In The New Adventure Thriller, ROARING CURRENTS

Lee B. Golden III

With actor Choi Min-Sik slated to appear opposite actress Scarlett Johansson in the July 25 U.S. release of the new sci-fi action thriller, Lucy, filmgoers in South Korea will see the actor ending the month with a bang a week later with director Kim Han-min’s new spectacular action adventure, Roaring Currents. Publicity for the film did hit a brick wall a few months earlier along with other nautical-themed adventure thrillers (another being The Pirates), following the Sewol ferry tragedy on April 16, forcing studios to confront the issue before putting forward any more promotional efforts, including the film’s distributor, CJ E&M who also cancelled some scheduled native television premieres as the nation grieved.

Now two months into the year, CJ E&M has unveiled the film’s, newest trailer for its upcoming domestic theatrical release this July. There is no doubt, however, that the situation in South Korea is still unfolding. Hopefully, with another month and a half left before the film’s release, filmgoers at home will still be able to find some joy among their peers in the love for film.
Actors Ryoo Seung-Ryong and Jin Goo (The Target), and actress Lee Jung-Hyun also star.

 SYNOPSIS:

ROARING CURRENTS tells the story of one of Korean history’s most astonishing military victories by one of its most revered strategists, Admiral Yi Sun-shin (CHOI Min-sik). In 1597, the Japanese navy under Admiral Todo takes advantage of an unsuspecting Joseon state and reinvades, decimating the Joseon fleet in doing so. Despite losing his position for enraging the king, Admiral Yi is reinstated and after a brazen offensive against Todo’s headquarters, leads a previously demoralized Joseon navy into the powerful and dangerous currents of the Uldulmok Strait. While the Japanese commanders jockey for power among themselves, Yi lures over 300 Japanese ships into a deadly trap where they meet their fate against only 13 Turtle Ships.

H/T: HanCinema

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