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21/05/2008 Action & Adventure, Drama 1h 5m
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Peasant by day, Hero by night, Iljimae.

Overview

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Joon-gi

    Geom / Yong / Iljimae

  2. Han Hyo-joo

    Byun Eun Chae

  3. Park Si-hoo

    Shi Hoo / Ja Dol

  4. Lee Young-ah

    Bong Soon

  5. Kim Sung-ryung

    Dani

  6. An Kil-kang

    Kongkal A Je

  7. Kim Chang-wan

    King Do Po Hui

  8. Lee Won-jong

    Byeon Sik

  9. Yeo Jin-goo

    Lee Gyeom (young)

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2008 | 20 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by ParkMin
Written by ParkMin on 2024-01-05
Aside from the obvious writing problems, the story itself felt like it was dragging its feet endlessly. Everything became tiring and dull after episode 4. The male lead was on a life mission to become more and more pathetic with each passing episode. Romance? A pale imitation. There was no spark, no cosmic alignment of hearts, just a void where chemistry should have ignited. And then, to compound matters, they slapped in a love square (pentagon?) that was infested with poorly written love interests between any and every one of them. The ending was a weak attempt at redemption. It rushed to tie...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
Korean

Original Name
일지매

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