| Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Immortal Yi Soon-shin |
| Genre | Period drama Drama War |
| Based on | The Immortal Yi Sun-sin by Kim Takhwan |
| Written by | Yoon Sun-joo Kim Tae-hee |
| Directed by | Lee Sung-joo Kim Jung-gyu |
| Starring | Kim Myung-min Choi Jae-sung Lee Jae-ryong Choi Cheol-ho |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jung Young-chul |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) |
| Production company | KBS Drama Production Bureau |
| Budget | ₩35 billion[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | September 4, 2004 – August 28, 2005 |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 불멸의 이순신 |
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| Hanja | 不滅의 李舜臣 |
| Revised Romanization | Bulmyeolui I Sun-sin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pulmyŏlŭi I Sun-sin |
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 불멸의 이순신; RR: Bulmyeolui I Sun-sin; lit. "The Immortal Yi Sun-sin") is a South Korean television series based on the life of Yi Sun-sin, a Korean admiral famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period.
The series, starring Kim Myung-min in the title role, aired on KBS1 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 from September 4, 2004 to August 28, 2005 for 104 episodes.
The series 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.
- ^ "KBS 대하사극이 어찌 이 지경이 되었단 말이더냐". Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2018.