I Wish I Had a Wife

"He doesn't know yet. The beginning of my love..."

2001 2h 3m KO

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 15

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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A lonely Korean banker drags himself through the mundanity of his job and his vacuous social life in the hope that he will eventually find that special someone.

“He doesn't know yet. The beginning of my love...”

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Cast

Jeon Do-yeon
Jung Won-ju
Sul Kyung-gu
Kim Bong-soo
Seo Tae-hwa
Hong-tak
Heo Jang-geun
Gyu-dae
Min Kyung-jin
Middle-aged Man
Choi Yoo-seon
Hee-sook
Jin Hee-kyung
Tae-ran
Moon Jeong-hee
Travel Agent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Heung-sik
Writers: Jang Hak-gyo, Park Heung-sik, Jang Myeong-sook
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

CAST

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Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu and Seo Tae-hwa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He doesn't know yet. The beginning of my love...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Park Heung-sik directs. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu and Seo Tae-hwa carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "He doesn't know yet. The beginning of my love...".
5IMDB entry: tt0287583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.