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Like a Virgin (film)
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Like a Virgin is a 2006 South Korean film, written and directed by Lee Hae-joon and Lee Hae-yeong. Ryu Deok-hwan stars in the lead role as transgender
ed teenager Oh Dong-ku, and was nominated 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
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student and Madonna
-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes herself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with her abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves her money for the sex change 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.
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
ed teenager Oh Dong-ku, and was nominated 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 (song)
"Like a Virgin" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second album of the same name. It was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records, as the first single from the album. The song appears on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection and Celebration...
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Plot
Chubby high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
student and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes herself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with her abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves her money for the sex change surgery
Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female
Sex reassignment surgery from male to female involves reshaping the male genitals into a form with the appearance of and, as far as possible, the function of female genitalia. Prior to any surgeries, trans women usually undergo hormone replacement therapy and facial hair removal...
she craves. Despite being told that she has the perfect physique for ssireum
Ssireum
Historically, there have been other terms for "wrestling" in Korean used alongside ssireum, such as gakjeo , gakhui , gakryeok , gakgii , chiuhui , sangbak , jaenggyo ....
, 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.
Cast
- Ryu Deok-hwan as Oh Dong-ku
- Baek Yoon-sikBaek Yoon-sikBaek Yoon-sik is a South Korean actor known for his characteristic acting with his near expressionless facial expression. Baek's son, Baek Do-bin is also an actor. Baek Yoon-sik was born in Seoul in 1947...
as Coach - Lee Eon
- Lee Sang-ah
- Kim Yoon-seok
- Tsuyoshi KusanagiTsuyoshi Kusanagiis a Japanese entertainer. Kusanagi is a member of the popular Japanese idol group SMAP and has also appeared in a number of television dramas, variety shows and movies.-Background:Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan....
- Park Yeong-seo
- Yoon Won-seok
- Kim Kyeong-ik
- Oh Yoon-hong
- Lee Jae-goo