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.
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The story of the Egyptian Pharaoh, one of the most renowned leaders in human history. This ambitiou...

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A chronicle of the Texas Revolution, the uprising against the tyranny of Mexican dictator Santa Anna...

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A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are a...

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited ...

A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindl...

An art history lecturer, unfairly disgraced for refusing to certify a suspicious painting, endeavors...

A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes...

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work th...

A work that sheds new light on the figure of Lee Bang-won, a leader who took the lead in the foundin...

Takechi Hanpeita, a samurai from Bakumatsu period time-travels 150 years to modern day Japan.
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In the late 19th century, the Joseon Dynasty is in peril because the Kim Family abuses power. The ki...