명량
"12 ships against a fleet of 330."
Director: Kim Han-min
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong, Jin Goo, Lee Jung-hyun
The Admiral: Roaring Currents — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
필사즉생 필생즉사 (必死則生 必生則死)
Context
Yi's legendary rallying address to his terrified captains and soldiers on the eve of the battle.
Meaning
Crystallizes the film's philosophical core: "Those who seek death shall live; those who seek life shall die."
신에게는 아직 열두 척의 배가 남아있사옵니다.
Context
Written in Yi's memorial to King Seonjo, rejecting the royal command to abandon naval resistance and merge with ground forces.
Meaning
Affirms his uncompromising stand at sea: "Your humble subject still has twelve ships remaining."
두려움을 용기로 바꿀 수만 있다면, 그 용기는 백배 천배 큰 용기가 되어 나타날 것이다.
Context
Yi explaining to his son Yi Hoe why he must place his own flagship alone in the narrowest part of the strait to absorb the initial onslaught.
Meaning
Explains the psychological mechanism of leadership: "If fear can be turned into courage, that courage will multiply a hundredfold, a thousandfold."
독선에 빠진 장수는 적보다 무서운 법이다.
Context
Highlighting the internal discord, arrogance, and rivalry tearing apart the Japanese command structure.
Meaning
Warns against hubris: "A general blinded by self-righteous hubris is more dangerous than the enemy."
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