Like a Virgin (film)

Like a Virgin
Korean name
Hangul
천하장사 마돈나
Hanja
마돈나
Revised RomanizationCheonhajangsa Madonna
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnhachangsa Madonna
Directed byLee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-young
Written byLee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-young
Produced byCha Seung-jae
Kim Mi-hee
Kim Moo-ryoung
Im Choong-ryul
Yun Sang-oh
StarringRyu Deok-hwan
Baek Yoon-sik
Lee Eon
Lee Sang-ah
Kim Yoon-seok
CinematographyJo Yong-gyu
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Music byKim Hong-jib
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 31 August 2006 (2006-08-31)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$2.5 million
Box officeUS$3,547,188[1]

Like a Virgin (Korean천하장사 마돈나; RRCheonhajangsa 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.[2][3] 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.[4] The film's English title is a reference to a Madonna song of the same name.

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  2. ^ Lee Min-a, Sylvia Kim (21 August 2006). "Tender wrestler fights for a sex change in film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  4. ^ "Ryu: 'No answer to understanding how women think'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)