Product Details

• Actors: Soo Ae, Shi-ra Chae, Su-jong Choi, Kim Heung-Soo, Il-guk Song
• Directors: Il-soo Kang
• Format: Subtitled
• Language: Korean
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Studio: KBS
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000NWBSEW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,006 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Emperor Of the Sea is 50 episode based on the Choi In-ho's novel of the same drama depicts the life of Jang Bo-go,who dominated the sea of the East Asia and international trade during the Unified Shialla Dynasty (676 ~ 935). Jang Bo-go also eliminated pirates by installing.Cheong-Hae-Jin on Wando,which is a geographically important sea erected the order of the marine trade in East Asia from Dang(China) and Japan to the North China sea. Drama Emperor of the Sea will show historical figure Jang Bo-go growth the emerging as Emperor of the Sea and love and love,and add artificial figures madam Jami and Jeong-hwa to add more spices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definitly worth watching more than once...., October 14, 2007

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snakeburm (western mass, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emperor of the Sea (DVD)

I stumbled upon this one night on cable tv and was immediately hooked. This is such a great story, it has everything, love, hate, betrayl, action, etc. The costumes and scenery are fantastic. It tells the story of a boy born into slavery but is determined to get out it. He has two good friends, one is also a slave, the other is the son of a merchant. These three remain friends all throught their lives. This story kept me interested from the first episode all the way to the last. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot, when I was absolutely positively sure something was going to happen, it didn't. Plan to spend a lot of time in front of the tv once you start watching. This is a great film to watch either by yourself or with a bunch of friends. I wish hollyood would take some cues from these korean dramas. If you are hesitating about buying it, don't, you will not be sorry.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WARNING! Extremely addictive!, December 8, 2007

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Selena Sterling (Northern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Emperor of the Sea (DVD)

I really enjoyed watching this film. I couldn't get enough of it! I had to discipline myself in order to keep viewing time down to no more than 3 episodes a day (roughly 3 hours). When I wasn't watching it, I was thinking about it. Emperor of the Sea is a wonderful epic series and I would recommend it to everyone. My only critique is that the script gets really messy towards the end, as if the producers were running out of time and money. The plot doesn't really make sense as the film comes to a close and the characters' behaviors stray from their true nature. I won't say more though, because I don't want to give anything away. I'd be happy to discuss with others who have seen the film.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie making - POOR DVD QUALITY, February 20, 2008

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Stella Jo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Emperor of the Sea (DVD)

This DVD box looks nice but the video quality is very poor. A total of 4 DVD contains ALL 50 episodes. If you use a Region 1 DVD machine (U.S.)- there is no English subtitle, plus color/sharpness quality is VERY BAD. If you use an ALL REGION DVD machine, English subtitle appears and color/sharpness "somewhat" improved. BUT, if you are used to normal (not even HD) quality, you will have to like the story and actors enough to tolerate it. Sound quality is hollow like radio. Video quality is equivalent to VCD. Manufacturer is irresponsible in producing such low quality for a high retail price.