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I Wish I Had a Wife

Bong Soo has been working as manager of a small bank in an apartment complex for three years. During his three years there, no, for 23 years if you count his school days, he has never been late. However, he purposely decides to skip work one day. There is only one reason. Inside a subway train that has suddenly stopped on his way to work, everyone around him reaches for their cell phones to call someone. At that moment, he realized that he does not have a single person to call. He does not know that inside the educational center across the street from the bank where he works, a 27-year-old woman Won Ju is looking over to him, nourishing a small love. Bong Soo and Won Ju run into each other every day, at the Ramen restaurant, at the bank, at the bus station - Various trivial incidents occur, but Bong Soo still does not truly recognize Won Ju's presence.

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Cast & Crew See All

Sul Kyung-gu
Kim Bong-soo
Jeon Do-yeon
Jung Won-ju
Jin Hee-kyung
Tae-ran

Awards

  • 2001 - Baek Sang Film - Best Actress - winner
  • 2001 - Grand Bell Award - Best Actress - nominated
  • 2001 - Grand Bell Award - Best Supporting Actress - nominated
  • 2001 - Blue Dragon Award - Best Actress - nominated

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