Punch Lady



Director Kang Hyo Jin, who helped write the strong female lead character in My Wife Is A Gangster, whips out another feministic role in Punch Lady. Kang's first feature film is an offbeat revenge fantasy about an ordinary housewife who endured 13 years of domestic violence at the hands of her husband, a professional K-1 fighter, and ultimately challenges him to an unprecedented head-to-head battle. In this Sleeping With The Enemy-meets-Fearless showdown, actress Do Ji Won (Love Me Not, Cinderella) gives a knockout performance portraying the brave heroine who, after overcoming insurmountable obstacles, confronts her husband inside the ring. A long-needed gratifying catharsis rises up as the abused victim dukes it out against her offender, simultaneously throwing cheeky punches at our own society which still enforces obedience as a virtue. A witty feminist hymn and certainly a guilty pleasure for many, Punch Lady speaks volumes about the plight of battered women while packing in solid entertainment.
Ha Eun (Do Ji Won) is a 36-year-old housewife with a teenage daughter and a husband (Park Sang Wook, The Restless) who is a K-1 champion. Docile and gentle in nature, Ha Eun endured 13 years of physical abuse from her controlling, sexist husband. But upon witnessing her husband assaulting her own child, a shred of reality sets in and her search for the path to freedom begins. During her husband's K-1 press conference, Ha Eun lashes out against him, boldly inviting him to a K-1 challenge. Only three months till the fight but with most gyms refusing to accept any females, Ha Eun finds herself at loss until reluctant help arrives - Soo Hyun (Son Hyun Ju, My Rosy Life), a scruffy-looking ex-math teacher who has never lifted a finger at anyone in his life. But Soo Hyun comes to believe in her and becomes her unlikely coach, passing down the techniques he learns the night before at a training gym to Ha Eun the next day. No longer a damsel in distress, Ha Eun gets ready for payback time!


Product Information

Product Title : Punch Lady
Artist Name(s) : Kang Hyo Jin | Do Ji Won | Son Hyun Ju
Release Date : March 13, 2008 (Pre-order your copy now!)
Language : Korean
Subtitle : Korean, English
Publisher : KD MEDIA


Punch Lady - Korean Movie