Sea God
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Details
- Title: 해신 (海神) / Hae Shin
- Also known as: Emperor of the Sea / God of the Sea / Jang Bogo
- Episodes: 51
- Broadcast network: KBS
- Broadcast period: 2004-Nov-24 to 2005-May-25
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:50
Synopsis
Jang Bo-go (Choi Soo Jong) was a slave from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He is sent to Tang (a Chinese dynasty, where he has the opportunity to train his martial arts skills while a gladiator-slave. There, he sees his people being kidnapped and killed by Tang pirates. He comes back to Shilla and asks the king permission to clean out the Tang pirates. Jang Bo-go seizes control of the seas and returns peace to his people again. Pirates fled at the name of Jang Bo-go, giving him the name 'Hae Shin', meaning 'Sea God'. During this time, Shilla's royal house was in tumult because kings were being kicked out after only a few years of ruling. One royal family member comes to Jang Bo-go for aid to kick out the current king. He takes the offer and kicks out the king and enthrones the royal family member. In return, he was promised that his daughter would be married to the new king's son. However, the king dies after several months and the prince tries to keep his promise to Jang Bo-go. But, due to opposition by the royal officials that the daughter of a peasant cannot be queen, the promise was broken. Jang Bo-go, is killed by an assassin sent out by a power hungry minister of the King, Yang-Kim, a former ally.
Source: Touya
Cast
- Choi Su Jong as Jang Bo-go
- Chae Shi Ra as Lady Ja Mi
- Song Il Gook as Yeom Jang
- Soo Ae as Jung Hwa
- Kim Heung Soo as Jung Nyeon
- Lee Yeon Hee as Child Jung Hwa
- Kim Ah Joong as Ha Jin
- Seo Do Young as Moo Jin (Jung-Hwa's Bodyguard)
- Baek Sung Hyun as young Jang Bo-go
Production Credits
- Producer: Kang Il Soo, Kang Byung Taek
- Screenriter: Jung Jin Ok, Hwang Joo Ha