Iljimae (1993 TV series)
1993 South Korean television series
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Iljimae (Korean: 일지매) 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.[2] It aired on MBC from August 9 to August 31, 1993, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 until 22:50 for 8 episodes.[citation needed]
| Iljimae | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 일지매 |
| Hanja | 一枝梅 |
| RR | Iljimae |
| MR | Ilchimae |
| Genre | Historical |
| Based on | Iljimae [1]by Choi Jung-joo |
| Screenplay by | Kim-Nam |
| Directed by | Jo Joong-hyun |
| Starring | Jang Dong-gun Yum Jung-ah |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | August 9 – August 31, 1993 |
Cast
- Jang Dong-gun as Iljimae (일지매)[3][unreliable source?]
- 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)[4]
Other
- Initially, Park Sun-young was cast as Jung Ran, but he was pushed out of the role as he cut his hair short for filming, and Im Kyung-wook replaced him. Because of this incident, Park was banned from appearing on MBC for six months due to the disruption to the production.[5]