South Korea Synopsis
한산: 용의 출현
“Before the epic battle in the admiral: roaring currents.”
In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 63% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (94th percentile) outruns review volume (63th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hansan: Rising Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Action + History in South Korea
20 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hansan: Rising Dragon itself).
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 South Korea release window, Hansan: Rising Dragon sits at #167 of 211. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 8.9 · 2023
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★ 8.8 · 2022
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★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including Hansan: Rising Dragon. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1322nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hansan: Rising Dragon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- battleship · 5
- naval warfare · 5
- korean navy · 5
- yi sun-sin · 2
- imjin war · 2
- japanese invasion of korea · 8
- navy · 6
- joseon dynasty · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #845 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #154 of 266 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Italian, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, Big Stone Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 27, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt21109538 |