Iljimae (1993 TV series)

Iljimae
GenreHistorical
Based onIljimae
by Choi Jung-joo[1]
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
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseAugust 9 (1993-08-09) –
August 31, 1993 (1993-08-31)

Iljimae (Korean일지매; Hanja一枝梅; RRIljimae; MRIlch'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.[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]

Cast

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  • Jang Dong-gun as Iljimae (일지매)[3]
  • 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

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ "소설 일지매 작가 최정주씨". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "다시 드라마로 뜨는 '일지매'". mnews.joins.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "장동건→이준기→정일우, 일지매는 계속된다". OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "일지매 (1993) – 출연/제작" (in Korean). Watcha Pedia, 왓챠피디아. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "호쾌한 무협극 여름밤 식힌다". newslibrary.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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