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743:, a Korean admiral who contributed to the jailing of Admiral Yi out of jealosy, Won Gyun is portrayed as a strong and smart, but very hot-tempered man who befriends and leads Yi throughout his early life. This deviates from the common belief that Won Gyun had always conspired against Yi. In the show, his jealousy and rivalry is portrayed in his later years as a veteran commander when he begins to show his arrogance as one of Joseon's strongest warriors, refusing to follow along with what he deems to be Yi's cowardly tactics and treachery to the king. His betrayal to Yi is explained through the show's ongoing politics and his inability to distinguish military merits from protection of the people. There is much debate about this positive portrayal of Won Gyun as recent research suggests that he may have been excessively vilified during the 31: 395:
bullet. As he lies dying, the plot backtracks on the important events of Yi's life, from his boyhood to his military career, his efforts before and during the Japanese invasion, his disgrace at the hands of his king, and his reinstatement, back to the battle of Noryang, where he succumbs to his wound
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Yi, on the other hand, is determined to teach the Japanese a lesson for the atrocities they committed on the Korean people, and despite orders to remain quiet while the Japanese are to pull out without anymore bloodshed, he rallies his naval force and prepares for the upcoming engagement. The battle
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When Admiral Yi is portrayed as a boy, he is shown to be a weak, shy, and lonely boy though common belief is that he had leadership and creativity at an early age. Nevertheless, he is portrayed to display those qualities as a growing man, unable to avert his eyes from social injustice.
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administration. Reception and reviews have since been positive with much praise for the show's emphasis for humanity and their portrayal of Won Gyun.
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officials also fear Yi's growing popularity and its impact on their personal base of power. These incidentally combining ambitions fan
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The series filmed on location at the actual battle sites. It made extensive use of rendered images and a reconstruction of a
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The drama has been the focus of some attention due to historical inaccuracies, explained away with
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on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 from September 4, 2004 to August 28, 2005 for 104 episodes.
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commences and the Japanese are dealt a crippling blow, but Yi is fatally wounded by an
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as Yoon Hwan-shi, a young officer promoted by Yi to the post of naval engineer
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2006 33rd Korean Broadcasting Awards: Best TV Actor - Kim Myung-min
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2006 18th Producers Awards of Korea: Best Performer - Kim Myung-min
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2005 18th Grimae Awards: Best Actor - Kim Myung-min
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Self-serving 367:, the final confrontation of the 1083:Korean-language television shows 713:Yoon Yong-hyun as Woo wul gi nae 556:Hwang Joon-wook as Yi Deok-hyung 171:Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 ( 1063:Television series set in Joseon 962:. 19 April 2005. Archived from 922:from the original on 2014-12-25 596:Park Hye-sook as Neob Chool-nye 344:in the title role. 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Period drama
Drama
War
Kim Takhwan
Kim Myung-min
Choi Jae-sung
Lee Jae-ryong
Choi Cheol-ho
South Korea
Multi-camera
KST

Korean Broadcasting System
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean
RR
Yi Sun-sin
Kim Myung-min
KBS1
turtle ship
Battle of Noryang
Imjin War
Yi Sun-sin
Ming
Joseon
King Seonjo

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