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.
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DRAMA INFORMATIONGenres: Drama
Also Known As: λμμ¨ μΌμ§λ§€, Moon River
Director: Hwang In-roe
Country: South Korea
Episodes: 24
Aired: 2009-01-21
Cast: Jung Il-woo, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong, Jeong Hye-young, Cheon Ho-jin, Lee Hyun-woo, Oh Young-soo, Kim Dong-seok, Lee Yoon-jeong
Subtitle Language: English
Status: Completed
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