My Sassy Girl (2001)

Original title

엽기적인 그녀

Directed by

Kwak Jae-yong

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

South Korea

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 663 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man meets a very strange and often drunk woman on a train. She bosses him around and gets them into all sorts of odd situations, but he finds himself falling for her anyway.

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What happens

My Sassy Girl (Korean: 엽기적인 그녀; RR: Yeopgijeogin geunyeo; lit. 'That Bizarre Girl') is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into a novel. The film was very successful in South Korea, where it was the highest-grossing comedy of all time, and one of the top five highest-grossing films ever at the time. When My Sassy Girl was released across East Asia, it became a blockbuster in the region, becoming a hit in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The film's success in Asia drew comparisons to Titanic. Its DVD release also drew a large international cult following, particularly in China, Southeast Asia, and parts of South Asia. My Sassy Girl sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema, and it played a key role in the spread of the Korean Wave. The film has spawned an international media franchise, consisting of film remakes and television adaptations in different countries as well as a sequel. An American remake, starring Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert, and directed by Yann Samuell, was released in 2008. A Japanese drama adaptation with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Rena Tanaka as the leads started broadcasting in April 2008. A sequel, My New Sassy Girl, a collaborative work between Korea and China, was released in 2016. My Sassy Girl has received numerous remakes and adaptations, including Japanese and Korean television adaptations as well as a number of remakes from other countries (American, Indian, Chinese, Nepali, Lithuanian, Indonesian and Philippine versions). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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