These thematic imperatives and the epic scope of the film tend to reduce the principal characters to types that function to reinforce historical events, rather than to develop narrative complexity. Assertively nationalistic, the film emphasizes the heroism of the Korean combatants, contrasted with the imputed ruthlessness and cruelty of the Japanese. The battle of Myeong-Nyang is considered one of the most significant victories of Korean naval history, pitting Yi’s dozen ships against hundreds of Japanese vessels, and as such the outcome is well-known to domestic audiences. The admiral acquires substantial firepower by loading dozens of deadly canons onboard the few remaining Korean vessels and boldly sails his flagship out to confront his opponents, entirely uncertain whether his ruse and the courage of his forces will hold long enough to draw the Japanese navy into his trap. Yi determines to engage the Japanese in a fight to the finish at the strait of Myeong-Nyang off the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula, a region he’s familiar with for its changeable weather and treacherous currents. What they discover puzzles even Yi: Wakizaka has been sidelined by the arrival of Kurushima ( Ryu Seung-ryong), a “pirate” appointed by the Japanese ruler to wage the battle against Yi, with Wakizaka’s ships lending support as their army pushes overland toward the capital in the meantime. Recognizing that even against an overpowering aggressor the Koreans hold a strategic advantage in their home territory, Yi dispatches his spies to ascertain the scope and configuration of the Japanese fleet, commanded by his former opponent admiral Wakizaka ( Cho Jin-woong).

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