Iljimae (1993 TV series)

Iljimae (Korean: 일지매; Hanja: 一枝梅; RR: Iljimae; MR: Ilch'ima'e) is a 1993 South Korean mini series based on the novel with the same title by Choi Jung-joo starring Jang Dong-gun and Yum Jung-ah.[3] It aired on MBC from August 9 to August 31, 1993, every Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 until 22:50 for 8 episodes.[4]

For the other TV series with the same title, see Iljimae and The Return of Iljimae.
Iljimae
GenreHistorical
Based onNovel "Iljimae" by Choi Jung-joo[1][2]
Screenplay byKim-Nam
Directed byJo Joong-hyun
StarringJang Dong-gun
Yum Jung-ah
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkMBC
Original releaseAugust 9 (1993-August-09) –
August 31, 1993 (1993-August-31)

Cast
  • Jang Dong-gun as Iljimae (일지매)[5]
  • Yum Jung-ah as Lee-Hwa (이화)
  • Im Kyung-wook as Jung-Ran (정란)
    • Park Sun-young as Jung-Ran (later replace by Im Kyung-wook)
  • Kim Dong-hyun as Heo-Kyoon (허균)
  • Park Soon-ae as Sul-Hwa (설화)
  • Jeon In-taek as a Grand Master (포도 대장)
  • Shin Choong-shik as a Buddhist monk (법열 스님)
  • Park Young-ji as Mae-Yun (매연)[6]

Other
  • Actually, Jung-Ran casting was given to Park Sun-young, but he was pushed out of the role as he cut his hair short for filming and make Im Kyung-wook replace the cast. Because of this incident, Park was banned from appearing on MBC for six months because of the disruption to the production.[7]

References
  1. "고전 한국 슈퍼히어로 날으는 소년 일지매 자료!". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. "소설 일지매 작가 최정주씨". www.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. "다시 드라마로 뜨는 '일지매'". mnews.joins.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "일지매 씨리즈". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. "장동건→이준기→정일우, 일지매는 계속된다". www.ohmynews.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. "일지매 (1993) – 출연/제작" (in Korean). Watcha Pedia, 왓챠피디아. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. "호쾌한 무협극 여름밤 식힌다". newslibrary.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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