Like a Virgin (film)
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| Directed by | Lee Hae-joon Lee Hae-yeong |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee |
| Written by | Lee Hae-joon Lee Hae-yeong |
| Starring | Ryoo Deok-hwan Baek Yoon-sik Lee Eon Lee Sang-ah Kim Yoon-seok |
| Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
| Cinematography | Jo Young-gyu |
| Editing by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 2006 |
| Running time | 116 mins. |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$2.5 million |
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| Hangul | 천하장사 마돈나 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonhajangsa madonna |
Like a Virgin (a reference to the Madonna song) is a 2006 South Korean film, written and directed by Lee Hae-joon and Lee Hae-yeong. Ryoo Deok-hwan stars in the lead role as transgendered teenager Oh Dong-ku.
[edit] Plot summary
Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes himself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with his abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves his money for the sex change surgery he craves. Despite being told that he has the perfect physique for ssireum, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports, but when he finds out about an upcoming ssireum tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, he changes his mind and signs up for the team.
[edit] Cast
- Ryoo Deok-hwan ... Oh Dong-ku
- Baek Yoon-sik ... Coach
- Lee Eon
- Lee Sang-ah
- Kim Yoon-seok
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
- Park Yeong-seo
- Yoon Won-seok
- Kim Kyeong-ik
- Oh Yoon-hong
- Lee Jae-goo
[edit] External links
- Like a Virgin at the Internet Movie Database
- Like a Virgin at Allmovie
- Like a Virgin at HanCinema
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