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{{Infobox film

| name = Like a Virgin

| image = Like a Virgin film poster.jpg

| native_name =

| director = Lee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-young

| producer = Cha Seung-jae
Kim Mi-hee
Kim Moo-ryoung
Im Choong-ryul
Yun Sang-oh

| writer = Lee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-young

| starring = Ryu Deok-hwan
Baek Yoon-sik
Lee Eon
Lee Sang-ah
Kim Yoon-seok

| music = Kim Hong-jib

| cinematography = Jo Yong-gyu

| editing = Nam Na-yeong

| distributor = CJ Entertainment

| released =

| runtime = 116 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross = [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fLIKEAVIRGIN01 "Cheonhajangsa Madonna (Like a Virgin)"]. 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

}}

'Like a Virgin' (; 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.

Plot



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 sportsbut 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-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 Homeroom teacher

* Lee Jae-gu as Employee at labor office

* Kim Tae-joon as Choir member at concert hall

* Kwon Jae-won as Lawyer

Awards and nominations



References




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