South Korea Synopsis
해적: 바다로 간 산적
At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale intervenes and swallows the royal seal. When a generous reward is offered to whomever can retrieve the royal seal from the belly of the whale, the race is on. A group of mountain bandits led by Jang Sa Jung and a group of pirates led by Yeo Wol go after the lost treasure, but who will get to to it first?
Audience Engagement
180 audience reviews — more than 91% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (91th percentile) outruns trending popularity (68th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Lotte Entertainment
Action + Adventure in South Korea
96 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Pirates itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Pirates. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
The Pirates holds position #99 of 208 South Korea films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Pirates premiered alongside 71 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $100K per minute on screen and earned $495K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 71 other South Korea films in 2014.
The 624th 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 The Pirates, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- captain · 3
- lost island · 2
- whale · 1
- maritime · 1
- korean live action · 1
- pirate captain · 1
- bandits · 1
- thief · 23
- bandit · 12
- joseon dynasty · 42
- period drama · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #640 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #115 of 266 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, Harimao Pictures, Cinedigm |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | August 6, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3485166 |
| Official Site | haejuk2014.kr |