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?
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
208 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Pirates sits at position #99.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Pirates. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Lotte Entertainment
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Pirates premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $100K per minute on screen and earned $495K per minute back.
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 |