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Iljimae

Details

  • Title: Iljimae / 일지매
  • Genre: Historical, Romance
  • Episodes: 20
  • Network: SBS
  • First episode: May 21, 2008
  • Final episode: July 24, 2008
  • Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
  • Related Drama: The Return of Iljimae (Remake)

Synopsis

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Yong acted as a hooligan in the marketplace by day but at night he was a thief who robbed corrupted government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he left behind a painting depicting a plum tree branch to make his mark and was thus named Iljimae. His main purpose was not so much to rob but to search for the owner of a specially designed sword which he saw as a child was used to kill his father, a loyal subject of the emperor. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter who despite her upbringing has a lot of empathy towards the poor. She met Iljimae by chance and couldn't help admiring him for what he stood for even though she had never seen his face.

Cast

  • Lee Joon Gi as Iljimae / Yong / Lee Geom
             – Yeo Jin Goo as Geom (child)
  • Han Hyo Joo as Eun Chae
             – Kim Yoo Jung as Eun Chae (child)
  • Lee Young Ah as Bong Soon
             – Jung Da Bin as Bong Soon (child)
  • Park Shi Hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
             – Lee David as Ja Dol (teen)

Main Role

Supporting Role

  • Lee Moon Shik as Sae Dol (Yong's adopted father)
  • Kim Sung Ryung as Dan Yi (Shi Hoo's mother)
  • Lee Won Jong as Byun Sik (Eun Chae's father)
  • Ahn Kil Kang as Kong Kal / monk (Bong Soon's adopted father)
  • Moon Ji Yoon as Dae Shik (Yong's friend)
             – Lee Tae Seung as Dae Shik (younger)
  • Kim Chang Wan as the king
  • Kim Roe Ha as Sa Cheon (chief assassin)
  • Kim Moo Yul as Shi Wan (Eun Chae's brother)
  • Do Ki Suk as Hee Bong / Slick (Castor Oil gang boss)
  • Kim Hyun Sung as Heung Kyun
  • Jung Jae Eun as Sim Seok
  • Seo Dong Won as Eun Bok (Hunter Jang's son)
  • Lee Won Jae as Hunter Jang
  • Kim Kwang Sik as Geok Doo
  • Yang Jae Sung as Shim Gi Won
  • Lee Sul Goo as Kang Woo
  • Jo Sang Ki as Moo Yi (Sa Cheon's follower)
  • Lee Il Hwa as Lady Han (Geom's mother)
  • Son Tae Young as Lee Yeon (Geom's older sister)
  • Jo Min Ki as Lee Won Ho (Geom's biological father)
  • Kim Sung Hoon as Goon Ui Kwan
  • Yun Joon Suk as Han Woo
  • Baek Seung Hyun as Shi Wan's friend
  • No Young Hak as Soo Mak (Bong Soon's older brother)
  • Min Ji Oh
  • Kim Dong Yoon
  • Shin Dong Woo as adopted son of Iljimae's two mothers

Production

  • Original work: Comic by Ko Woo Young
  • Producer: Lee Yong Suk
  • Screenwriter: Choi Ran
  • Director: Lee Yong Suk
  • Assistant Director: Choi Young Hoon
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