Title: 돌아온 일지매 / The Return of Iljimae
Also known as: Iljimae Returns / Moon River
Genre: Historical, Romance, Action
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-21 to 2009-April-09
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 KST

The Return of Iljimae is a fusion sageuk, or historical drama, about a mythical Robin Hood-type hero who returns each generation to help the downtrodden. The drama explores the beginnings of the hero in 17th century Korea, when government corruption abounds and the country is on the verge of collapse. The son of a high-ranking government official and a slave girl, Iljimae is abandoned as a child. Eventually taken to China and adopted by a wealthy Chinese couple, he is raised not knowing of his real parents and is trained in martial arts every day. After finding out about his adoption, Iljimae returns to Korea to look for his birth parents, where he is must stare into the face of Korea’s corruption. After watching as his first love is put to death, he vows to protect the helpless and fight injustice wherever it can be found—and thus, a legend is born.