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| Iljimae | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Iljimae: The Phantom Thief |
| 일지매 | |
| Genre | Historical Action Romance |
| Based on | Iljimae by Ko Woo-young |
| Written by | Choi Ran |
| Directed by | Lee Yong-suk |
| Starring | Lee Joon-gi Park Si-hoo Han Hyo-joo Lee Young-ah |
| Theme music composer | Ryo Yoshimata (요시마타 료) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Hyun-jik |
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| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Chorokbaem Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | May 21 – July 24, 2008 |
| Related | |
| The Return of Iljimae The Vigilantes in Masks | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 일지매 |
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| Hanja | 一枝梅 |
| Revised Romanization | Il Ji-mae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Il Chi-mae |
Iljimae (Korean: 일지매; Hanja: 一枝梅; RR: Iljimae; literally "One blossom branch") is a 2008 South Korean period-action television series, starring Lee Joon-gi in the title role of Iljimae.[1] It is loosely based on the comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, written by Ko Woo-young based on Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era.[2]
It was directed by Lee Yong-suk,[3] and produced by Chorokbaem Media.[4] It aired on SBS TV from May 21 to July 24, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.[5]
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