Stichwort Yi Sun Sin

Winter 1598, die Geschichte von Yi Sun-shins letzter Seeschlacht während der japanischen Invasion in Korea, die in der Noryang-Straße stattfand.

Im Jahr 1592 müssen sich Admiral Yi Sun-sin (PARK Hae-il) und seine Flotte der einfallenden japanischen Marine, deren Kriegsschiffe furchteinflößenden sind, stellen. Die koreanischen Militärkräfte befinden sich jedoch in einer Krise. Um die Schlacht für sich entscheiden zu können, setzt Yi Sun-sin ein spezielles Schiff mit einem Drachenkopf an der Vorderseite ein. Wird er so die Invasion verhindern können?

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1597. Die Joseon-Dynastie steht seit sechs Jahren unter dem Beschuss der japanischen Armee. Da man nicht mehr lange standhalten kann, wird Admiral Yi Sun-Shin zum Oberbefehlshaber der Seeflotte ernannt. Er soll einen vernichtenden Schlag gegen die japanische Marine, die unter dem Befehl von Admiral Todo steht, unternehmen. Mit nur 12 Kriegsschiffen und einer kleinen Armee furchtloser Kämpfer, muss Yi in einen ungleichen Kampf gegen 330 schwer bewaffnete japanische Schlachtschiffe ziehen.

Jingbirok, the name of a book written by real-life Joseon historian and scholar Ryu Seong Ryong (Kim Sang Joong),detailing the Imjin War (1592-1598). The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character, in the samevein as “Jung Do Jun”(who influenced the founding of the Joseon dynasty). Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seonjo’s reign in the late 16th century. He was a brilliant Confucian scholar who was put in charge of military operations during the Imjin War, and greatly influenced AdmiralLee Soon Shin.

Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who led the Joseon Navy to a myth of invincibility during the Hideyoshi invasion, was a true soldier and leader who struggled to protect people. Drama Yi Sun-shin is not a biography of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, nor does it inetnd to reconstruct a part of the Joseon Dynasty that existed in the 16th century. This drama will merely look into many human beings, incliuding Yi Sun-shin, who underwent an extreme situation. It is not just a historical drama series. It’s rather about human nature that makes both of the war and peace. It is a Korean version of “War and Peace” in 21st century. No hero has ever been sent by heaven. He has emerged as one ultimately after undergoing a lifelong process. Drama Yi Sun-shin is designed to shed a new light upon him as a human being.

The fifth episode of the 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty series depicts the history of the Imjin War, also known as the Seven Year War, where the newly unified Japan was led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and invaded Korea twice, from 1592 to 1598. The fighting in this extended period includes the famous naval battles under Admiral Lee Soon Shin.