Like a Virgin (film)

Infobox Korean Film
name = Like a Virgin


director = Lee Hae-joon
Lee Hae-yeong
producer = Cha Seung-jae
Kim Mi-hee
writer = Lee Hae-joon
Lee Hae-yeong
starring = Ryoo Deok-hwan
Baek Yoon-sik
Lee Eon
Lee Sang-ah
Kim Yoon-seok
music = Kim Hong-jib
cinematography = Jo Young-gyu
editing = Nam Na-yeong
distributor = CJ Entertainment
released = August 31, 2006
runtime = 116 mins.
country = South Korea
language = Korean
budget = US$2.5 million
gross =
website =
amg_id = 1:379674
imdb_id = 0889064
hangul = "천하장사 마돈나 "
hanja =
rr = "Cheonhajangsa madonna"
mr =

"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.

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.

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

External links

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* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Like_A_Virgin.php "Like a Virgin"] at HanCinema