Immortal Admiral Yi 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, starring Kim Myung-min in the title role. It aired on KBS1 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 from September 4, 2004 to August 28, 2005 for 104 episodes.

Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Promotional poster
Also known asThe Immortal Yi Soon-shin
GenrePeriod drama
Drama
War
Based onThe Immortal Yi Sun-sin
by Kim Takhwan
Written byYoon Sun-joo
Kim Tae-hee
Directed byLee Sung-joo
Kim Jung-gyu
StarringKim Myung-min
Choi Jae-sung
Lee Jae-ryong
Choi Cheol-ho
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes104
Production
ProducerJung Young-chul
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeSaturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST)
Production companyKBS Drama Production Bureau
Budget₩35 billion
Original release
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2004 (2004-09-04) 
August 28, 2005 (2005-08-28)
Korean name
Hangul
불멸의 이순신
Hanja
不滅의 李舜臣
Revised RomanizationBulmyeolui I Sun-sin
McCune–ReischauerPulmyŏlŭi I Sun-sin

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.

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