Iljimae — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Action & Adventure, Drama • 58 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 6.9/10
Episode synopsis
Yong and Shi Hoo are both trained separately under different masters, who used to be a team in the past. While Hong He teaches Yong not to kill, his former partner tells Shi Hoo to kill anyone who stands in his way. While drinking and riding his horse through the crowded market, Jung Chi Hong, the son of the Chung envoy, kills Yang Soon and runs away. The whole village is distraught and mad for the incident and the murder, and they decide to protest at the gate of the palace so that they can have justice. Everyone in the village takes part, but Yong pretends not ...
About Iljimae
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.