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Writers:

Gee-chang Jang (writer)
Young-suk Park (writer)
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Release Date:

4 September 2004 (South Korea) more

Plot:

Historical drama centered on the famous Korean Admiral Yi Soon-Shin (1545-1598), who saved Korea and... more

User Comments:

One of the best historical dramas--ever more (8 total)


Cast

  (Series Credited cast)
Myeong-min Kim ... Lee Soon-shin
Jae-Sung Choi ... Won Kyun
Jae-ryong Lee ... Ryu Sung-ryong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hong-Jin Ahn ... Lee Wan
Seung-hun Ahn ... Captain Chung Oon
Yeon-hong Ahn ... Hong
Cheol-ho Choi ... King Sunjo (II)
Yu-jeong Choi ... Yodogimi
Ju-bong Gi ... Yun Hwan-shi (Eunuch)
Hyeok-ju Im ... War Minister Jeong Tak
Ae-ri Jeong ... Pyeon-ssi
Dong-hwan Jeong ... Minister Yoon Du-su
Eun-pyo Jeong
Jin-gak Jeong ... Constable Shin Ho
Seung-ho Jeong ... Konishi Yukinaga
Hyeon Jeon ... Captain Yi Soon-shin
Ye-seo Jeon ... Lady Chung-hyang
Kyeong-hwan Jo ... Master Du Namgung
Min-gi Jo ... King Sunjo (I)
Chong-gyeol Kim ... Seisho Jotai
Gyu-ri Kim ... Park Mijin
Hak-jun Kim ... Child Won Kyun
Hong-pyo Kim ... Cho Su-chang
Jun-mo Kim ... Minister Lee San-hae
Kyu-chul Kim ... Im Chun-su
Myoeng-su Kim ... Wakizaka Yasuharu
Myoung-guk Kim ... Lt. Song Hui-Rip
Han-garl Lee ... Nalbal
Han-wi Lee ... Mujik
Hyo-Jung Lee ... Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Il-jae Lee ... General Yi Il
Jae-po Lee ... Woo Ki-jeok
Jung-yong Lee ... Kato Kiyomasa
Jun Lee ... Crown Prince Gwang-hae
Kyeong-yeong Lee ... Keitetsu Genso
Sang-in Lee ... Lt. Na Dae-yong
Won-pal Lee ... Yoon Geon-su
Seung-yoon Oh ... Child Ryu Sung-ryong
Bong-seon Park ... Minister Lee Hang-bok
Chan-hwan Park ... Constable Kwon Jun
Cheol-min Park ... Captain Kim Wan
Dong-bin Park ... Han Ho
Jong-beom Son ... So Eun-woo
Seung-ho Yu ... Child Lee Soon-shin
Tae-wung Yu ... Lt. Yi Young-nam
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Bulmyeolui Yi Soon-shin (South Korea) (alternative transliteration)
Immortal Admiral Yi Soon-shin (USA) (informal English alternative title)
Immortal Yi Soon-shin (USA) (informal literal English title)
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Runtime:

South Korea:60 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:12 (original rating) | South Korea:15 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Korea


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The music played during the debacle in which the Korean navy was destroyed was Edward Grieg's "Per Gynt" suite. more

Quotes:

Toyotomi Hideyoshi: [to Tokugawa Ieyasu, among many others] Do you have a death wish? more

Movie Connections:

Version of Seongwoong Lee Sun-shin (1971) more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best historical dramas--ever, 10 May 2006
10/10
Author: medieval_student from United States

It would be hard to over-praise this magnificent series, and the entire production rose to the high level of Yi Sun Shin himself, the savior of Korea from invasion and oppression who has been called by Western historians "the Lord Nelson of Korea". He was, however, a better man than Nelson in many personal ways.

It's my understanding that this series, like the equally outstanding AGE OF WARRIORS and others, are created for young people as adjuncts to school history classes, which may help explain why the writing, acting, direction, costuming, and production values of the series are outstanding. On occasion the writers drift somewhat from history, but generally only when the details aren't fully known and dramatic license can be taken. As a historian I am persnickety about historical accuracy, and deplore the endless historical errors that have turned films like BRAVEHEART and TITANIC into ridiculous travesties. The televised story of Yi Sun Shin, from childhood to final triumph, is true to the meaning and purpose of this incredible man's courageous life story, and that's what counts.

Many Americans will be astonished to see that this series idealizes social justice and deplores the defects of autocratic government to a far greater degree than any current U.S. TV series, which look frivolous by comparison. It should make us thoughtful when we must watch a program made in Korea to learn lessons about democracy and economic equality.

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