Like a Virgin (Blu-ray) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version)
Most young boys dream of becoming a pilot, a police officer, a baseball player, or the like, but Oh Dong Gu (Ryu Deok Hwan) is a bit different. His lifetime dream is to become Madonna! Or at least a superstar like her. The problem, of course, is that he’s a teenage boy, so to pay for his sex change he needs a lot of money. Lady Luck knocks at the door in the form of a ssireum (traditional Korean wrestling) contest, the answer to all his dilemmas. Just ten years ago, a subject like this would have raised huge controversies, but Lee Hae Joon and Lee Hae Young focused on comedy and quirky characters in writing and directing their debut Like a Virgin.
With long careers spent writing in all sorts of genres – from comedies (Kick The Moon) and coming of age (Conduct Zero) to modern wuxia (Arahan) and melodrama (Au Revoir, UFO) – Lee Hae Joon and Lee Hae Young show their creativity hasn’t waned by starting their directorial careers with an innovative and irreverent comedy. Other than casting super talented veterans like Baek Yoon Shik (Save The Green Planet) and Kim Yoon Seok (Tazza), the film banks on young Ryu Deok Hwan (the youngest North Korean soldier in Welcome To Dongmakgol), who gained over 20kg for the role. There’s even a cameo from Japanese star Kusanagi Tsuyoshi of the popular group SMAP, as a Japanese teacher who Oh Dong Gu bears a crush on! One of the most unique films of the year, Like a Virgin was a resounding critical success. Lee Hae Joon and Lee Hae Young won for Best New Director at the 5th Korean Film Awards, Best Screenplay at the 43rd Baeksang Awards, and Best Screenplay and Best New Director at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards, while Ryu Deok Hwan won the Best New Actor award at both the Daejong and Blue Dragon Film Awards.
This edition of Like a Virgin includes the following special features:
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