I Wish I Had a Wife

I Wish I Had a Wife

He doesn't know yet. The beginning of my love...

2001 · 123 min · ★ 6.6 · Romance, Drama, Comedy

A lonely Korean banker drags himself through the mundanity of his job and his vacuous social life in the hope that he will eventually find that special someone.

Directed by Park Heung-sik · Written by Park Heung-sik

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