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My Wife Is a Gangster

May 12, 2024

My Wife Is a Gangster (Korean: 조폭 마누라; RR: Jopok Manura) is a 2001 South Korean action romantic comedy film directed by Jo Jin-kyu and written by Kang Hyo-jin and Kim Moon-sung. A sequel titled My Wife Is a Gangster 2 was released in 2003, with a third film (My Wife Is a Gangster 3) released in 2006.

My Wife Is a Gangster
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
조폭 마누라
Hanja
組暴 마누라
Revised RomanizationJopok manura
McCune–ReischauerJop‘ok manura
Directed byJo Jin-kyu
Written byKang Hyo-jin
Kim Moon-sung
StarringShin Eun-kyung
Park Sang-myun
Ahn Jae-mo
Kim In-kwon
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Release date
  • September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$26.4 million[1]

Plot edit

Eun-jin is separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin becomes a Kkangpae gangster and adopts the nickname "Mantis". Upon discovering that Yu-jin is suffering from cancer, Eun-jin demands the doctors to perform an operation, but they refuse. The dying Yu-jin tells Eun-jin to marry as soon as possible, where Eun-jin goes on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo, who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun-jin. However, the date becomes a disaster and Romeo is sent to find someone more suitable.

While Eun-jin is smashing up a car in retaliation against two men, a man ran up to protect her, but was accidentally hit in the head by Eun-jin. The man named Kang Soo-il is simple and kind-hearted. He seems perfect for Eun-jin and later marries her. Yu-jin spoke to Eun-jin about her desire to have children and Eun-jin sets out to get pregnant. She forces her husband into several occasions of sexual intercourse. While Eun-jin is out for a meal with her group, she is approached by a man from a rival gang called White Sharks. He is asked to leave after he had a drink from Eun-jin, but still lingered. Annoyed, she stabs him in the head, barely missing his eyes. The next day, there is a meeting between Eun-jin and the White Sharks and a showdown is arranged between Eun-jin and Nanman.

Eun-jin and Nanman fought fiercely. It seemed that Nanman had the upper hand after stabbing Eun-jin. As he is about to finish her off, Eun-jin moves out the way and Nanman fell down a cliff. Nanman manages to climb back up and tries to strangle Eun-jin. Eun-jin finds a way to escape and stomps on Nanman's groin after she stabs the ground right next to his face, refusing to kill him. Soo-il eventually finds that Eun-jin was a gangster after seeing her tattoo on her back and wanted her to give it up. Eun-jin discoveres that she was pregnant and told Yu-jin. Later, Yu-jin dies in front of Eun-jin after telling Eun-jin that her baby deserves a father.

Later, Romeo dies in the arms of Sherry after being stabbed by five street punks. Sherry uses the public telephone to call Andy that Romeo has been stabbed. Andy mistakenly believes it was Nanman and the White Sharks who killed Romeo and set out to take revenge on them. Upon arriving at the White Sharks' warehouse, Andy and the rest of his group discoveres that they were heavily outnumbered. The pregnant Eun-jin went out to fight the gangsters, but suffered a miscarriage after suffering a vicious attack by Nanman. Eun-jin tells Nanman to stop kicking her in the belly as she was pregnant. Nanman then revealed that he has become a eunuch after his earlier showdown with Eun-jin.

As Nanman is about to stab Eun-jin, her boss turns up and pleads the White Shark to spare her life in exchange for some documents. Soo-il finds out that Eun-jin is pregnant, where he takes revenge on White Shark by dousing the gang and him with kerosene. As he is holding up the lighter, Soo-il is restrained. The White Shark foolishly ignites himself, along with 64 other men, when attempting to light his cigarette. Soo-il becomes the leader alongside Eun-jin, who is starting a showdown with another gang leader.

Title edit

The title, 조폭 마누라, is pronounced Jopok Manura. 조폭 (jopok) is a Sino-Korean word: 組暴. The first character, 組, is pronounced "jo" in Korean, and refers to a group, gang, or organization. The second character, 暴, is pronounced "Pok" (or sometimes Po) in Korean, and refers to violence and cruelty. The word itself, 조폭, connotes organized crime such as the Mafia, as opposed to random thuggery, and this explains some of the references to "professionalism" in the film.

The second word of the title, 마누라, is pronounced manura. This word means wife, with local flavor. There are at least two other words in Korean, 아내 (a-nay) and 집사람 (jipsaram), that can be used by a man to refer to his own wife in a deferential but respectful way. An approximate translation in American English would be "the old Lady".

The complete title, Jopok Manura, thus epitomizes the central paradox of the film. It is probably best translated as "Gangster Wife". The heroine, Eun-jin, is a respected professional (jopok) in the world of organized crime, but a romantic (manura) in the world of traditional Korean gender relations.

The paradox is resolved when Soo-il takes vengeance on his wife's enemies by dousing them with kerosene. When he ultimately appears as his wife's second in the film's final showdown, the conflict between their social roles is resolved. At the end, both are outlaws in terms of legal acceptability, but they have become a legitimate married couple in the context of their referential peer group, the gangster underworld.

Cast edit

Reception edit

It was the fourth highest-grossing film for the year in Korea with 1.46 million admissions.[2] It grossed $26.4 million worldwide.[1]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. January 14, 2002. p. 23.
  2. ^ Kim, Mi Hui (January 21, 2002). "Local pix soared in 2001 B.O. derby". Variety. p. 18.

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My Wife Is a Gangster Korean 조폭 마누라 RR Jopok Manura is a 2001 South Korean action romantic comedy film directed by Jo Jin kyu and written by Kang Hyo jin and Kim Moon sung A sequel titled My Wife Is a Gangster 2 was released in 2003 with a third film My Wife Is a Gangster 3 released in 2006 My Wife Is a GangsterTheatrical posterKorean nameHangul조폭마누라Hanja組暴 마누라Revised RomanizationJopok manuraMcCune ReischauerJop ok manuraDirected byJo Jin kyuWritten byKang Hyo jinKim Moon sungStarringShin Eun kyungPark Sang myunAhn Jae moKim In kwonEdited byPark Gok jiRelease dateSeptember 27 2001 2001 09 27 Running time107 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox office 26 4 million 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Title 3 Cast 4 Reception 5 External links 6 ReferencesPlot editEun jin is separated from her older sister Yu jin when they were kids at an orphanage While growing up Eun jin becomes a Kkangpae gangster and adopts the nickname Mantis Upon discovering that Yu jin is suffering from cancer Eun jin demands the doctors to perform an operation but they refuse The dying Yu jin tells Eun jin to marry as soon as possible where Eun jin goes on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun jin However the date becomes a disaster and Romeo is sent to find someone more suitable While Eun jin is smashing up a car in retaliation against two men a man ran up to protect her but was accidentally hit in the head by Eun jin The man named Kang Soo il is simple and kind hearted He seems perfect for Eun jin and later marries her Yu jin spoke to Eun jin about her desire to have children and Eun jin sets out to get pregnant She forces her husband into several occasions of sexual intercourse While Eun jin is out for a meal with her group she is approached by a man from a rival gang called White Sharks He is asked to leave after he had a drink from Eun jin but still lingered Annoyed she stabs him in the head barely missing his eyes The next day there is a meeting between Eun jin and the White Sharks and a showdown is arranged between Eun jin and Nanman Eun jin and Nanman fought fiercely It seemed that Nanman had the upper hand after stabbing Eun jin As he is about to finish her off Eun jin moves out the way and Nanman fell down a cliff Nanman manages to climb back up and tries to strangle Eun jin Eun jin finds a way to escape and stomps on Nanman s groin after she stabs the ground right next to his face refusing to kill him Soo il eventually finds that Eun jin was a gangster after seeing her tattoo on her back and wanted her to give it up Eun jin discoveres that she was pregnant and told Yu jin Later Yu jin dies in front of Eun jin after telling Eun jin that her baby deserves a father Later Romeo dies in the arms of Sherry after being stabbed by five street punks Sherry uses the public telephone to call Andy that Romeo has been stabbed Andy mistakenly believes it was Nanman and the White Sharks who killed Romeo and set out to take revenge on them Upon arriving at the White Sharks warehouse Andy and the rest of his group discoveres that they were heavily outnumbered The pregnant Eun jin went out to fight the gangsters but suffered a miscarriage after suffering a vicious attack by Nanman Eun jin tells Nanman to stop kicking her in the belly as she was pregnant Nanman then revealed that he has become a eunuch after his earlier showdown with Eun jin As Nanman is about to stab Eun jin her boss turns up and pleads the White Shark to spare her life in exchange for some documents Soo il finds out that Eun jin is pregnant where he takes revenge on White Shark by dousing the gang and him with kerosene As he is holding up the lighter Soo il is restrained The White Shark foolishly ignites himself along with 64 other men when attempting to light his cigarette Soo il becomes the leader alongside Eun jin who is starting a showdown with another gang leader Title editThe title 조폭 마누라 is pronounced Jopok Manura 조폭 jopok is a Sino Korean word 組暴 The first character 組 is pronounced jo in Korean and refers to a group gang or organization The second character 暴 is pronounced Pok or sometimes Po in Korean and refers to violence and cruelty The word itself 조폭 connotes organized crime such as the Mafia as opposed to random thuggery and this explains some of the references to professionalism in the film The second word of the title 마누라 is pronounced manura This word means wife with local flavor There are at least two other words in Korean 아내 a nay and 집사람 jipsaram that can be used by a man to refer to his own wife in a deferential but respectful way An approximate translation in American English would be the old Lady The complete title Jopok Manura thus epitomizes the central paradox of the film It is probably best translated as Gangster Wife The heroine Eun jin is a respected professional jopok in the world of organized crime but a romantic manura in the world of traditional Korean gender relations The paradox is resolved when Soo il takes vengeance on his wife s enemies by dousing them with kerosene When he ultimately appears as his wife s second in the film s final showdown the conflict between their social roles is resolved At the end both are outlaws in terms of legal acceptability but they have become a legitimate married couple in the context of their referential peer group the gangster underworld Cast editShin Eun kyung as Cha Eun jin Park Sang myun as Kang Su il Lee Eung kyung as Yu jin Kim In kwon as Banse Ahn Jae mo as Bada Jang Se jin as Baek sang eo Choi Min soo Eun ju Choi Kim In mun as Oden Food Yeon Jung hoon as Hyo min Gye nam Myeong as Boss Shin Shin ae as Marriage Centre ConsultantReception editIt was the fourth highest grossing film for the year in Korea with 1 46 million admissions 2 It grossed 26 4 million worldwide 1 External links editMy Wife Is a Gangster at IMDb nbsp My Wife Is a Gangster at the Korean Movie Database My Wife Is a Gangster at HanCinema My Wife Is a Gangster Cine21 in Korean References edit a b The Top 125 Worldwide Variety January 14 2002 p 23 Kim Mi Hui January 21 2002 Local pix soared in 2001 B O derby Variety p 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title My Wife Is a Gangster amp oldid 1221300465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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