The Return of Iljimae
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.
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Studio: MBC
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Cast: Jung Il-woo, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong, Jeong Hye-young, Cheon Ho-jin, Lee Hyun-woo
Crew: Hwang In-roe (Director)
First Air Date: Jan 21, 2009
Last Air date: Apr 09, 2009
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 24 Episode
Runtime: 70 minutes
IMDb: 4.40/10 by 8.00 users
Popularity: 16.035
Language: Korean