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.
The Return of Iljimae (2009) is a drama series that premiered on January 21, 2009, spanning 1 season and 24 episodes. It stars Jung Il-woo, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jeong Hye-young. Viewers rate it 4.4 out of 10 across 9 ratings.
Jung Il-woo
as Iljimae
Yoon Jin-seo
as Dal-yi / Wol-hee
Kim Min-jong
as Koo Ja-myung
Jeong Hye-young
as Baek-mae
Cheon Ho-jin
as Hong Taiji
Lee Hyun-woo
as Cha Dol-yi
Oh Young-soo
as Yeol-gong
Kim Dong-seok
![Lee Yoon-jeong as [Han family's daughter] in The Return of Iljimae (2009)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hQUowcugGFoNQgYMKgW5Ov5ezEt.jpg)
Lee Yoon-jeong
as [Han family's daughter]
Average viewer score of 4.4/10 from 9 ratings.
Watching a drama with so much narration was kind of weird. It didn't help it case when the leads were whispering all the time with this monotone voice, almost like they were just reading lines off a script. Moreover, both of their performance was quite poor in general, I know they have the talent but not in this drama. The story itself felt like it was dragging its feet endlessly. The ending was a weak attempt at…
Reviewed on January 5, 2024
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The Return of Iljimae (2009) is available to stream on Rakuten Viki. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
The Return of Iljimae has 1 season and 24 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on January 21, 2009.
No. The Return of Iljimae is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on April 9, 2009.
The Return of Iljimae (2009) stars Jung Il-woo, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong, Jeong Hye-young and Cheon Ho-jin. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Return of Iljimae (2009) is rated 4.4 out of 10 from 9 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
