Iljimae

Iljimae
Promotional poster
Also known asIljimae: The Phantom Thief
일지매
GenreHistorical
Action
Romance
Based onIljimae
by Ko Woo-young
Written byChoi Ran
Directed byLee Yong-suk
StarringLee Joon-gi
Park Si-hoo
Han Hyo-joo
Lee Young-ah
Music byRyo Yoshimata
Park Ki-heon
Won Ho-kyung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerLee Hyun-jik
Producers
  • Kim Ki-beom
  • Kim Gwang-il
Production locationKorea
Running time60 minutes
Production companyChorokbaem Media
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseMay 21 (2008-05-21) 
July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24)
Related
The Return of Iljimae
The Vigilantes in Masks
Korean name
Hangul
일지매
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIl Ji-mae
McCune–ReischauerIl 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. It is an original story based on the Korean folk hero and gentleman thief "Iljimae" from the Joseon era.

It was directed by Lee Yong-suk, and produced by Chorokbaem Media. It aired on SBS TV from May 21 to July 24, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.