I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

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Movie: I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
Revised romanization: Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha
Hangul: 싸이보그지만 괜찮아
Director: Park Chan-Wook
Writer: Jeong Seo-Kyeong, Park Chan-Wook
Producer: Lee Chun-Yeong, Park Chan-Wook
Cinematographer: Jeong Jeong-hun
Release Date: December 7, 2006
Runtime: 105 min.
Genre: Romance / Drama
Production Budget: US$ 3M
Studio: Moho Films
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Young-Goon (Lim Soo-Jung) works at manufacturing plant assembling radio’s. She also has a secret - which is Young-Goon believes she is a cyborg. One day, while working at the factory, she decides to re-charge herself by slashing her wrist and implanting electrical wires into her arm. Her action gets Young-Goon a ticket into New World, a mental hospital full of bizarre characters.

At New World, Young-Goon spends her time listening to the radio, talking with vending machines, and licking the terminals of 9 volt batteries. She soon encounters a guy named Il-Sun (Rain) just as eccentric as her. Formerly an electrician, Il-Sun is a thief of souls in the mental hospital. He believes that he has the power to steal the characteristics of other people. Young-Goon and Il-Sun soon form a strong bond as their odd personalities complements each other perfectly. Unfortunately, Young-Goon becomes gravely ill from malnutrition. Young-Goon doesn't believe cyborgs should eat human food. She soon loses most of her energy and becomes bedridden. Doctors say that Young-Goon has only a few more days to live if she continues her ways. Il-Sun must now find a way to connect to her soul and save her from imminent death.

Cast



Lim Soo-Jung	Rain	Oh Dal-Su	Park Jun-Myeon
Cha Young-Goon	Park Il-Sun	Shin Duk-Cheon	Wang Kop-Dan

Additional Cast Members:

Choi Hee-Jin - Choi Seul-gi
Kim Byung-Ok - Judge
Lee Yong-Nyeo - Young-goon's mother
Yoo Ho-Jeong - Il-sun's mother
Park Byeong-Eun - Kim Jun-Beop
Cheon Seong-Hun - Hwang Kyu-Seok
Do-yeon Kim - nurse
Son Young-Soon -Young-Goon's grandmother
Eun Joo-Hee - Son Eun-Young

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Comment #2
Mitzmin Says:
Jan 16 2010 3:55 pm

Oh my god! I loooooved this film, it's perfect, a super cute love story and it isn't dramatic. I just loved Su-jeong and Rain, they act really well.
Comment #1
Kira Says:
Jan 01 2010 5:51 pm

i loved this! it was amazing and Rain is an amazing actor! he did very well in this movie. its kinda weird but totally my type of film. Bravo! x