Iljimae

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. References