The Pirates

2014 130 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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?

budget $13,000,000 earnings $64,400,000 return 5.0x

director Lee Suk-hoon

writers Chun Sung-il, Lee Suk-hoon, Choi Lee-Young