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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.
Seasons
Season 1 (2009)24
Keywords
rebel
martial arts
vigilante
based on comic
romance
historical
killer
tragic past
hidden identity
life lessons
ming dynasty
skilled fighter
chinese history
hidden personality
skilled killer
searching for parents
searching for biological parents
Casts

Jung Il-woo
Iljimae

Yoon Jin-seo
Dal-yi / Wol-hee

Kim Min-jong
Koo Ja-myung

Jeong Hye-young
Baek-mae

Cheon Ho-jin
Hong Taiji

Lee Hyun-woo
Cha Dol-yi

Oh Young-soo
Yeol-gong

Kim Dong-seok

Lee Yoon-jeong
[Han family's daughter]
Crews

Hwang In-roe
Director
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