Like a Virgin (film)

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 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-sik as Coach
 * Lee Sang-ah as Dong-ku's mother
 * Lee Eon as Park Joon-woo
 * Moon Se-yun as Song Young-bae (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