My Wife is a Gangster

"She can't clean or cook. But she can kick your ass."

2001 1h 50m KO

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 77

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Eun-jin who is a living legend among the gangsters dominates the male-centered underworld wielding only a pair of her trademark blades. One day, Eun-jin finds her sister from whom she was separated at an orphanage during childhood, and her sister tells Eun-jin that her last dying wish is to see that Eun-jin gets married.

“She can't clean or cook. But she can kick your ass.”

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Cast

Shin Eun-kyung
Cha Eun-jin
Park Sang-myeon
Kang Su-il
Ahn Jae-mo
Bada
Kim In-kwon
Banse
Jang Se-jin
Baek Sang-eo
Shim Won-cheol
Ma Jang-ka
Yeon Jeong-hun
Hyo-min
Choi Eun-ju
Sheri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cho Jin-gyu
Writers: Kang Hyo-jin, Kim Moon-seong
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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CINEMA

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Part of the "My Wife is a Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cho Jin-gyu, shot by Yang Hee-man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Dae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shin Eun-kyung and Park Sang-myeon and Ahn Jae-mo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She can't clean or cook. But she can kick your ass.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0296696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cho Jin-gyu directs. Yang Hee-man behind the camera. Jang Dae-seong scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "My Wife is a Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Cho Jin-gyu, shot by Yang Hee-man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jang Dae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shin Eun-kyung and Park Sang-myeon and Ahn Jae-mo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She can't clean or cook. But she can kick your ass.".
8IMDB entry: tt0296696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.