Iljimae (1993 TV series)

Iljimae 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. It aired on MBC from August 9 to August 31, 1993, every Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 until 22:50 for 8 episodes.

Cast

 * Jang Dong-gun as Iljimae (일지매)
 * 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)

Other

 * Actually, Jung-Ran casting was given to Park Sun-young, but he was pushed out of the role as he cut his hair short for filming and make Im Kyung-wook replace the cast. Because of this incident, Park was banned from appearing on MBC for six months because of the disruption to the production.