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My Wife Is a Gangster 3

Original title: Jopog manura 3
  • 2006
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006)
ActionComedyDrama

When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she is goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but l... Read allWhen Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she is goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to protect her until her return.When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she is goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to protect her until her return.

  • Director
    • Jin-gyu Cho
  • Writers
    • So-yeon Jo
    • Eui-Mok Jung
    • Su-jin Kang
  • Stars
    • Shu Qi
    • Lee Beom-su
    • Hyun Young
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jin-gyu Cho
    • Writers
      • So-yeon Jo
      • Eui-Mok Jung
      • Su-jin Kang
    • Stars
      • Shu Qi
      • Lee Beom-su
      • Hyun Young
    • 15User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shu Qi
    Shu Qi
    • Aryoung
    Lee Beom-su
    Lee Beom-su
    • Han Ki-chul
    Hyun Young
    • Yeon-hee
    • (as Hyeon-yeong)
    Oh Ji-ho
    Oh Ji-ho
    • Kong-chi…
    Jo Hie-bong
    Jo Hie-bong
    • Do-mi
    • (as Cho Hee-bong)
    • …
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    Wai-Kwong Lo
    • Choi Kuk-Chong
    • (as Kenneth Low)
    Sau Shek
    Sau Shek
      Shu-Tong Wong
      Shu-Tong Wong
      • Boss Chiu
      Ryeong Choi
      Kim Byeong-chun
      • Big Boss
      Sang-rok Chu
      • Chopper
      Hak-rak Choi
      • Flatfish
      Ji Dae-han
      • Parrotfish
      • (as Dae-han Ji)
      Kim Yang-woo
      • Agujjim
      • (as Yang-woo Kim)
      Byung-man Kim
      • Mandarinfish
      • (as Byeong-man Kim)
      Do-hong Kang
      • Big Boss's Subordinate
      Chung-sik Sin
      • Ki-chul's Father
      Jeon Yang-ja
      • Ki-chul's Mother
      • (as Yang-ja Jeon)
      • Director
        • Jin-gyu Cho
      • Writers
        • So-yeon Jo
        • Eui-Mok Jung
        • Su-jin Kang
      • All cast & crew
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      User reviews15

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      5polsixe

      Swords, Style, Some Laughs

      Not having seen the MWiaG "1' and "2" earlier versions this was viewed as standalone with no expectations of being part 3 of a trilogy. Story begins in Hong Kong, a gangster turf war between high style pros, a daughter is sent away for safety and chooses.....Korea. Switch to Seoul and the local mob are somewhat less slick and professional. Chinese gal and Korean gang live for a time in small house, throw in a Korean/Chinese translator who puts her own spin on the conversations, a Korean gang turf war, a hit squad, chase scenes, martial arts, swordplay, a budding relationship...A definite homage with Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon type action (G rated). So far so good. The downside is some highly cringe-inducing romance, why does Aryoung fall for Ki-chul anyways? And the over-the-top buffoonery.
      6rich7354

      Watchable

      While not a particularly great movie, it is a watchable mix of romance (some), action (some), and humor (some).

      I do have to admit, however, the translation jokes did get old after a while.
      10thebanquet

      A excellent comedy......

      Let me just say that I was very happy when I first heard that in Jopog manura 3,Shu Qi was going to replace Shin Eun Kyung as the lead role. Although I have nothing against Shin Eun Kyung, I feel that the character of a female gangster requires just more than having a scary face. I was very disappointed when I saw Jopog manura and Jopog manura 2. I expected something truly funny with tons of mega kick action, but it turned out to be just another cliché Korean gangster film. But Jopog manura 3 is totally different from it's predecessors, having the right mix of comedy,action,and melodrama.(although I think that this movie should change it's title, given that the movie itself is totally different from it't title.)

      Jopog manura 3 revolves around Ah Ryoung(Qi Shu), who is framed of murdering a crime boss from a rival gang to her father's. When her father(a spectacular performance from Lung Ti who starred in the legendary Hong Kong film "A Better Tomorrow")tells her to evacuate Hong Kong until the heat dies down, she chooses to go to South Korea, a country where her unknown mother was born. A Korean mob boss, who is friendly with Ah Ryoung's father, orders his third in charge Ki Chul(played by Lee Bum Soo, star of "The City of Violence" and "Oh Brothers")to protect Ah Ryoung during her stay. What started as a mutual relationship between Ki Chul and Ah Ryoung slowly develops into passionate love.

      If I say more, I would be adding spoilers so I'll stop right here. But let me just say again that Jopog Manura 3 was the best movie that I have seen in a long time.
      6hellbent_64

      Not what I expected

      When I watched this movie, I expected a continuation from the 2nd movie, not having previously read that Eun-Kyung Shin was either pregnant or replaced. As the other commenter noted, this film was/may have been been bought out by Miramax. This movie was good, but I expected the story to connect to the 2nd at some point, and left me puzzled. After an hour and a half, I realized that something was wrong. No Eun-Kyung Shin, no Zhang Ziyi. This movie could have been named something else entirely. Instead it is a totally different movie loosely based on gangsters, a strong female lead that can kick butt, and a goofy guy. I gave it a 6/10.
      6DICK STEEL

      A Nutshell Review: My Wife is a Gangster 3

      Director Cho Jin-gyu of the original action-comedy My Wife is a Gangster returns to direct this sequel. However, without the return of the titular Wife Cha Eun-jin (Shin Eun-Kyung), this movie is nothing more than just a namesake, but there's no stopping the linkage with the box office success of the earlier movies. The new Wife here (though she's actually a guest rather than a Wife) is none other than sultry looking Shu Qi, who plays Aryong, the daughter of a triad leader (what else) in Hong Kong, starring Ti Lung in a supporting role.

      There are some bits shot in Hong Kong, and in the Cantonese language, which is all fine and dandy (given it's rare here to hear complete Cantonese dialogue in movies no thanks to the Speak Mandarin campaign), but what was bad in these scenes were the plenty of subtitles - in English, Mandarin and Korean, which cover almost 50% of the screen.

      As the story goes, Aryong offends some gangsters in her homeland, and in a bid to ensure her safety, her father gets her packing overseas to take cover from the impending gangland war. She gets packed to where else, Korea (it's a Korean production after all), and becomes a guest to some Korean mafiaso, with Ki-Chul (Lee Beom-su) and his posse being the hosts and guardians of Aryong. But with the bumbling inept fools, you're quite certain who's the protector, and who's in need of protection here.

      It's a fairly average movie with the usual lost in translation jokes, the clashing of cultures and of course, societal norms in a male dominated society. Mistaken intentions and deliberate translation errors to pursue individual character ends are the staple here, and some of them are genuinely funny, but like the adage, too much of a good thing cheapens it, especially when it continues to milk and replay scenes, such as over the dining table. You can see most of the jokes coming your way, and it depended very much on the actors' skill in delivery - that exaggerated body language, or that wide-eyed stare of disbelief and suspicion.

      The action sequences are nothing much to wow about, especially with Shu Qi's superwoman Aryong character, who's almost only the character here who can fight. Given the number of goons thrown at her, you can't help but feel that many action scenes remind you of The Bride in Kill Bill, as she dispatches henchmen with so much ease, she rarely breaks into a sweat. And most times, with that deliberate long hair obscuring her face, you can bet your last dollar it's a stuntman taking over that lithe frame.

      Some cheap shots were incorporated into the storyline, playing to Shu Qi's ex-vamp, slutty image of yesteryears. Guess you can't help it when you have some notoriety in your history, and scenes of boob grabs and woman-on-top staircase-induced gyrating scenes were in the movie quite unnecessarily, if nothing more for some juvenile laughs.

      But all said, it's still a tad enjoyable, especially when you can't get tickets into the other blockbuster movies like Transformers and Die Hard 4.0 currently showing. Sometimes, movies like this when released at the same time of the expected sold-out movies, makes its cash by being the catch-all net from the expected overflow.

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        Follows My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)
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        Performed by Sang-min Park

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      • Release date
        • December 28, 2006 (South Korea)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hong Kong
        • China
        • South Korea
      • Official site
        • Official site (South Korea)
      • Languages
        • Korean
        • Cantonese
        • French
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Vợ Tôi Là Gangster 3
      • Filming locations
        • Hong Kong, China
      • Production companies
        • Hyunjin Cinema
        • October Pictures
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        • $9,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $9,390,670
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 55 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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