My Wife is a Gangster 2

"Return of the Godmother."

2003 1h 50m KO

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Former Scissor Gang leader Eun-jin, who now suffers from amnesia, nevertheless defends Jae-cheol, a restaurateur who employs her, from a gangster who wants his business.

“Return of the Godmother.”

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Cast

Shin Eun-kyung
Cha Eun-jin
Park Jun-gyu
Yun Jae-cheol
Jang Se-jin
Baek Sang-eo
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Yun Ji-hyun
Joo Hyun
Gosachae
Jo Mi-ryung
Geum Eun-bang
Choi Jun-yong
Jun-man
Kim Seung-wook
Wu-bung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chung Hung-soon
Writers: Choe Hae-cheol, Chung Hung-soon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

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 Chung Hung-soon, shot by Cho Dong-kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shin Eun-kyung and Park Jun-gyu and Jang Se-jin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Return of the Godmother.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chung Hung-soon directs. Cho Dong-kwan behind the camera. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Part of the "My Wife is a Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Chung Hung-soon, shot by Cho Dong-kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shin Eun-kyung and Park Jun-gyu and Jang Se-jin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Return of the Godmother.".
9IMDB entry: tt0364447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.