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Iljimae

“Peasant by day, Hero by night, Iljimae.”

20081h 5m / epAction & Adventure · Drama

First aired

May 21, 2008

6.9

TMDB Score

69% match · 28 votes

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S01 · E08

Episode 8

Season 1 · Jun 12, 2008 · 1h 5m

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Geom decides to use his position at the Castor Oil gang to go around the noblemen's house to find the sword with the special pattern. To do that, he needs to learn how thieves operate so that he can go at night. He convinces Swe Dol to teach him, telling him that he will need to pass his examination to become a guard. He steals a drawing from the Hopan household, which he discards as unimportant. Dae shik finds it and is convinced that it's a drawing of his father who was taken as a hostage during the war. However, the drawing turns out to be very precious and ...

About the Series

Action & AdventureDrama

Synopsis

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.

First aired: May 21, 2008
Last aired: July 24, 2008
Seasons: 1 season · 20 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: Korean
Network: SBS