Iron Palm (2002 South Korean Film)

Iron Palm is a South Korean feature film released on April 19, 2002. Directed by Yook Sang-Hyo, the romantic comedy has a runtime of 120 minutes and features dialogue in Korean.

Plot

A man known as Iron Palm arrives at Los Angeles International Airport carrying a rice cooker. Five years prior, his romantic partner Jinnie departed for Los Angeles. To cope with his yearning, Iron trained in a specialized physical discipline, submerging his hands into a hot rice cooker whenever thoughts of Jinnie arose.

In Los Angeles, Jinnie works as a bartender while maintaining a relationship with a businessman nicknamed Admiral, who assists her ambitions of opening a soju bar. When Iron arrives and demands marriage, Jinnie proposes an unusual scheduling arrangement to manage both suitors across the week.

Cast

• Cha In-Pyo as Iron Palm
• Kim Yunjin as Ji-ni
• Park Kwang-Jung as Dong-seok
• Charles Chun