The Pirates

About The Pirates

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.

The Pirates is a 2014 comedy fantasy film directed by Lee Suk-hoon. Son Ye-jin stars as Yeo-wol, Kim Nam-gil as Jang Sa-jung, Oh Dal-su as Han Sang-jil, and Park Cheol-min as Monk.

At 130 minutes long, it arrived in August 2014. Written by Choi Lee-young and Chun Sung-il.

Shelv files it under thief, joseon dynasty (1392–1910), bandit, and whale. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Hi-YAH in the United States. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 243 TMDB voters.

Seven Samurai, Masquerade, and The Concubine make useful companions to The Pirates, all filed under period drama.