The Return of Iljimae
TV ShowTitle | 돌아온 일지매 |
User score | 4.4 |
Release date | Jan 21, 2009 |
Release date of last episode | Apr 9, 2009 |
Genre | Drama |
Production country | South Korea |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 24 |
Run time | 70 min. |
The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.