A timid and extravagant bank clerk, Dae-ho is considered inefficient at his workplace. As he tries to be recognized by his superior, his efforts only cause more bad situations. But he has an explosive energy that nobody knows about. One day, after yet another day of suffering at work, he goes to a wrestling gym to persuade its owner to become his bank’s client. And, by accident, he starts to learn how to wrestle. From then, he starts to live a new life. And his personality starts to change…
Acting
Song Kang-ho's physical comedy is genuinely unhinged—fully committed buffoonery.
Direction
Kim Jee-woon balances cringe and triumph without tipping into mockery.
Practical Effects
Real wrestling training shows—Song Kang-ho did his own stunts, badly, perfectly.
Director
Kim Jee-woon
Song Kang-ho
Lim Dae-ho
Jang Jin-young
Jang Min-young
Park Sang-myeon
Tae Baek-san
Jung Woong-in
Choi Du-sik
Song Young-chang
Manager
Jang Hang-seon
Jang Chil-sam
Kim Soo-ro
Yu Bee-ho
Lee Won-jong
Oh Dae-san
Dong Bang-woo
Dal-chi
Shin Gu
Dae-ho's Father
Kim Seung-wook
Park Dae-ri
Park Ji-il
Mr. Lee
Kim Ga-yeon
Cho Eun-hui
Jung Doo-hong
Main Referee
Park Sung-woong
Store Staff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Song Kang-ho trained for months with real wrestlers and insisted on doing his own falls, despite being terrible at them—which made the comedy land harder.
The film satirizes Korea's 1997 IMF crisis corporate culture, where 'inefficient' workers faced brutal restructuring; Dae-ho's wrestling escape reads as literal class rebellion.
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