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SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- “Hansan: Rise of the Dragon,” the follow-up of S. Korea’s box office success “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” (2014), is confirmed to hit theaters this summer.
The Yi Sun-sin sequel will be released in late July, according to movie distributor Lotte Entertainment, Monday.
“Hansan,” which is the second movie of director Kim Han-min’s Yi Sun-sin trilogy, depicts the Battle of Hansan Island, where Korean Admiral Yi destroyed Japanese ships with the “hakikjin” strategy.
Actor Park Hae-il will play commander Yi in “Hansan,” following Choi Min-sik in “The Admiral.”
Released in 2014, "The Admiral: Roaring Currents," garnered a total of 17.61 million admissions and ranked first for having the highest number of views in Korean movie history.
“Noryang,” the final entry of the Yi trilogy, also finished filming in June last year.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by An Hayeon.)
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