'Hansan: The Emergence of Dragon' records presale of 99 countries

▲This image provided by Lotte Entertainment shows a scene from "Hansan." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL,July 27 (Yonhap) --  “Hansan: The Emergence of Dragon” starring Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han and more recorded presale in 99 different countries, announced provider Lotte Entertainment on Wednesday

South Korean blockbuster movie “Hansan: The Emergence of Dragon” will be premiering in Northern America on July 29, Australia and New Zealand on August 4, and Taiwan on August 19.

The reservation rate of “Hansan: The Emergence of Dragon” in South Korea, on the morning of its premier has reached 50.7 percent, total of 296 thousand tickets, leading the race along other movies.

“Hansan: The Emergence of Dragon” is a second movie followed by “The Admiral: Roaring Current” about the admiral Yi out of three that director Kim Han-min has planned. He tried to replicate the Battle of Hansan Island from the Imjin War, also known as the Japanese invasion of Korea where the famous Geobukseon or ”turtle ship” of Choson dynasty’s navy lead by the admiral Yi destroys Japanese soldiers to the movie screen.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo.)

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