Noryang: Deadly Sea
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Noryang: Deadly Sea is a 2023 South Korean historical war action film directed by Kim Han-min. The sequel to 2022's Hansan: Rising Dragon, the film is the third and final installment in the Yi Sun-sin
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Yi Sun-sin
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Yi Sun-sin was a Korean admiral and military general known for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin War in the Joseon period. Yi's courtesy name was Yŏhae, and he was posthumously
Modern bust depicting Yi
Drawing of a 16th-century turtle ship
In early 1597, Yi Wŏnik, then a high-ranking government official, submitted a formal petition opposing the dismissal of Admiral Yi during the Imjin War. In the previous year, the royal court had repeatedly discussed removing Yi Sun-sin from command and replacing him with Wŏn Kyun. Yi Wŏnik argued that Yi Sun-sin was the most capable leader for the navy and that Wŏn Kyun was unsuitable to lead.
Yi Sun-sin Janggeom (이순신 장검; 李舜臣 長劍)