Like a Virgin

"Wanne be a girl? boy, be ambitious!"

2006 1h 57m KO

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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A chubby high school student participatee in a sports competition to win a cash prize for sex change surgery.

“Wanne be a girl? boy, be ambitious!”

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Cast

Ryu Deok-hwan
Oh Dong-ku
Baek Yoon-sik
Coach
Park Young-seo
Jong-man
Lee Eon
Park Joon-woo
Kim Yoon-seok
Dong-ku's Father
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Japanese Teacher
Moon Se-yoon
Big Guy
Yoon Won-seok
Big Guy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Hae-jun
Writers: Lee Hae-young, Lee Hae-jun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Hae-jun, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ryu Deok-hwan and Baek Yoon-sik and Park Young-seo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Wanne be a girl? boy, be ambitious!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0889064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Hae-jun directs. Cho Yong-kyu behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Lee Hae-jun, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ryu Deok-hwan and Baek Yoon-sik and Park Young-seo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Wanne be a girl? boy, be ambitious!".
8IMDB entry: tt0889064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.