Iljimae (2008)

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Peasant by day, Hero by night, Iljimae.

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.

Released: 2008-05-21
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Seasons: 1, 20 episodes
Episode length: 1h 5m
Network: SBS
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 27 votes

Top cast

Lee Joon-gi as Geom / Yong / Iljimae
Han Hyo-joo as Byun Eun Chae
Park Si-hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
Lee Young-ah as Bong Soon
Kim Sung-ryung as Dani
Ahn Kil-kang as Kongkal A Je
Kim Chang-wan as King Do Po Hui
Lee Won-jong as Byeon Sik
Yeo Jin-goo as Lee Gyeom (young)
Kim You-jung as Eun Chae (young)

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Where to watch Iljimae

United States: stream on Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel; watch free on Rakuten Viki
Canada: stream on Rakuten Viki; watch free on Rakuten Viki

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