Story of movie Like A Virgin Film : Like a Virgin (Hangul: ???? ???; RR: Cheonhajangsa Madonna; literally Strong Man Under Heaven Madonna) is a 2006 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun and Lee Hae-young. Ryu Deok-hwan stars in the lead role as transgender teenager Oh Dong-ku, and won several domestic awards for his performance, as well as a nomination for the Asia Pacific Screen Award Best Performance by an Actor. The film's English title is a reference to a Madonna song of the same name.
| Like a Virgin | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | ???? ??? |
| Hanja | ???? ??? |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonhajangsa Madonna |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'?nhachangsa Madonna |
| Directed by | Lee Hae-jun Lee Hae-young |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae Kim Mi-hee Kim Moo-ryoung Im Choong-ryul Yun Sang-oh |
| Written by | Lee Hae-jun Lee Hae-young |
| Starring | Ryu Deok-hwan Baek Yoon-sik Lee Eon Lee Sang-ah Kim Yoon-seok |
| Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
| Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$2.5 million |
| Box office | US$3,547,188 |
Screenplay
Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku is a trans woman living with her abusive, alcoholic father. Dong-ku works part-time to save money for the sex reassignment surgery she craves. Despite being told that she has the perfect physique for ssireum, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports—but when she finds out about an upcoming ssireum tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, she changes her mind and signs up for the team.
- Ryu Deok-hwan as Oh Dong-ku
- Baek Yoon-sik as Coach
- Lee Sang-ah as Dong-ku's mother
- Lee Eon as Park Joon-woo
- Moon Se-yun as Big guy 1
- Kim Yong-hoon as Big guy 2
- Yoon Won-seok as Big guy 3
- Park Young-seo as Jong-man
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Japanese teacher
- Kim Yoon-seok as Dong-ku's father
- Kim Kyeong-ik as Jin-chul
- Oh Yoon-hong as Company president's wife
- Choi Jung-woo as Company president
- Kwak Min-seok as Priest
- Kim Do-yeon as Large female employee
- Kim Won-sik as Oh Dong-chul
- Kwon Oh-jin as Worker
- Jang Nam-yeol as Homerooom teacher
- Lee Jae-gu as Employee at labor office
- Kim Tae-joon as Choir member at concert hall
- Kwon Jae-won as Lawyer
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won |
| Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | ||
| 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | |
| Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
| 5th Korean Film Awards | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Moon Se-yun | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | ||
| 9th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
| 2007 | 4th Max Movie Awards | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won |
| 20th Singapore International Film Festival | NETPAC Award | Like a Virgin | Won | |
| 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | |
| Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Won | ||
| 11th Fantasia International Film Festival | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
| 44th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun, Lee Hae-young | Nominated | ||
| 1st Korea Movie Star Awards | Best Young Star | Ryu Deok-hwan | Won | |
| 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Actor | Ryu Deok-hwan | Nominated |
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