Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin

Infobox Television
show_name = Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin


caption =
format = Drama, History, War
camera = Multi-camera
producer = Jeong Yeon-chul
writer = Youn Seon Ju
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runtime = Saturday and Sunday, 1 Hour
creator =
developer = Youn Seon Ju
producer = Jeong Yeon Chul
starring = Kim Myung Min
Yi Jae Ryong
Choi Jae Sung
Choi Chul Ho
narrated =
opentheme =
endtheme =
country = KOR
network = KBS
first_aired = September 4, 2004
last_aired = August 28, 2005The Immortal Lee Soon Shin. [http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-leesoonshin.html Bulmyeolui Lee Soon-shin] ]
num_episodes = 104
website =
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tv_com_id = Infobox Korean name
tablewidth = 248
title = Korean name
hangul = 불멸의 이순신
hanja = 不滅의 李舜臣
rr = Bulmyeolwi I Sun-shin
mr = Pulmyŏlŭi Yi Sun-shin

"Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin" is a South Korean television show based on the life of Admiral Yi Sun-shin. It was first broadcast in August 2004 in Korea and later in the United States near the end of August. Many times, it filmed on location at the actual battle sites. It made extensive use of rendered images and a reconstruction of a turtle ship. Due to the preparation needed, the show took many months to produce.

Artistic license in the series

The drama has been the focus of some attention due to historical inaccuracies, explained away with artistic license, though it concerns some that it may be promoting itself as based on fact. [Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition). [http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/200508050011.html] ]

When Admiral Yi is portrayed as a boy, he is shown to be a weak, shy, and lonely boy when in fact he showed leadership and creativity at an early age.

The drama generally shows Won Gyun, an incompetent Korean admiral and Admiral Yi's enemy, as a strong and smart man who leads Admiral Yi. In reality, Won Gyun intensely hated Admiral Yi and contributed to Admiral Yi's jailing. Won Gyun's portrayal has been criticized by much of the media..

Cast

*Yi Sun-shin: Kim Myung Min (김명민)
*Yu Seong-ryong: Yi Jae Ryong (이재룡)
*Won Kyun: Choi Jae Sung (최재성)
*King Seonjo: Choi Chul Ho (최철호)
*Prince Gwanghae: Yi Jun (이준)
*Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Yi Hyo Jung (이효정)
*Wakisaka Yasuharu: Kim Myung Su (김명수)
*Konishi Yukinaga: Jeong Seung Ho (정승호)

References

External links

*imdb_title|id=0469698|title=Bulmyeolui Lee Soon-shin
* [http://www.leesoonshin.com/ Official website]
* [http://english.kbs.co.kr/spotlight/1330268_3178.html Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin]
* [http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1349213_11858.html “Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin” Gains Popularity in China]
* [http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1361184_11858.html “Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin” gains popularity in the U.S.]
* [http://jp.paulus.com/leesoonshin.html The Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin]