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.
Directed by Hwang In-roe
Jung Il-woo
Iljimae
Yoon Jin-seo
Dal-yi / Wol-hee
Kim Min-jong
Koo Ja-myung
Jeong Hye-young
Baek-mae
Cheon Ho-jin
Hong Taiji
Lee Hyun-woo
Cha Dol-yi
Oh Young-soo
Yeol-gong
Kim Dong-seok
