My Wife Is a Gangster
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Jopok manura |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jop‘ok manura |
| Directed by | Jo Jin-kyu |
| Written by |
Kang Hyo-jin Kim Moon-sung |
| Starring |
Shin Eun-kyung Park Sang-myun Ahn Jae-mo Kim In-kwon |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
My Wife Is a Gangster (Hangul: 조폭 마누라; RR: Jopok Manura) is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Jo Jin-kyu; it's about a female gang boss who needs to get married to fulfill her dying sister's wishes. A sequel, My Wife Is a Gangster 2, was released in 2003, with a third (My Wife Is a Gangster 3) released at the end of 2006.
Eun-jin was separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin became a Kkangpae (Korean Mafia) gangster and adopted the nickname "Mantis." Upon discovering that Yu-jin had cancer, Eun-jin demanded that the doctors perform an operation; however, they refused. The dying Yu-jin wished that her sister would marry soon, so Eun-jin went 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 was a disaster and Romeo was sent to find someone else more suitable.
Later, while Eun-jin was 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, Kang Soo-il, was a simple but kind-hearted man. He seemed perfect for Eun-jin and he later married her. Yu-jin spoke to Eun-jin about her desire to have children and Eun-jin set out to get pregnant. She forced her husband into several occasions of sexual intercourse.
While Eun-jin was out for a meal with her group, she was approached by a man from a rival gang, the White Sharks. He was asked to leave after he had a drink from Eun-Jin, but still lingered. Annoyed, she stabbed him in the head, barely missing his eyes. The next day, there was a meeting between Eun-jin and the White Sharks and a showdown was arranged between Eun-jin and Nanman.
Eun-jin and Nanman fought fiercely. It seemed that Nanman had the upper hand after stabbing Eun-jin in the stomach. However, as he went to finish her off, she moved out the way and Nanman fell down a cliff. However, Nanman managed to climb back up and tries to strangle Eun-jin. Eun-jin found a way to escape and stomps on Nanman's groin after she stabs the ground right next to his face, refusing to kill him.
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