# Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong

Mr Handy Mr Hong (Korean: 어디선가 누군가에 무슨 일이 생기면 틀림없이 나타난다 홍반장; lit. If something happens to someone somewhere, he'll definitely show up, Hong Banjang) is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy. The movie's long title was inspired by the opening theme song of the Japanese anime Astroganger and is currently the second longest title for a Korean film.
Starring Kim Joo-hyeok and Uhm Jung-hwa, this film was their second project after their previous film Singles. It was released on cinema on March 12, 2004. This film got around 830,000 movie-goers.
In August 2005, it was screened in Nagoya, Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka, as part of Cinema Korea 2005. It was an event to introduce Korean Cinema to Japanese fans.

## Plot

Yoon Hye-jin is a dentist who works at a big hospital in Seoul. One day, she gives a bluff resignation to her superior to defend her rights as a dentist. However, her boss accepts her resignation on the spot. Due to a rumor created by her former boss, Hye-jin is denied hospital jobs in Seoul and forced to open her own clinic. She seeks to find a perfect location for her clinic with her limited savings, and this leads her to a small village by the sea. She meets Hong Du-sik, a banjang (neighborhood chief) who makes a living doing odd jobs for 50 bucks per day.
After securing a rental home and clinic in the village, Hye-jin persuades her best friend, nurse Oh Mi-seon, to move in with her and work at her clinic. The clinic runs into rough seas at first. Stuff happens that make Hye-jin run into Du-sik all the time and everywhere.

## Cast
### Main Cast

* Kim Joo-hyuk as Hong Banjang (Hong Du-sik)
    Hong Du-sik, a 30-year-old man with a tall, handsome appearance, knows anything and can do anything. His blank past in 3-year after his military discharge makes him even more mysterious. Some say he was an interpreter at the Korea-US summit, some say he was a bodyguard for a famous singer, and some say he crossed the Atlantic Ocean by swimming alone. But one day, this multi-talented man, Captain Hong, who says even ghosts cry, gets a once-in-a-lifetime obstacle.
* Uhm Jung-hwa as Yoon Hye-jin
    Yoon Hyejin lost her job because her bluff resignation was accepted on the spot while protesting for her rights as dentist. She is eventually denied a job in Seoul due to her former boss scheme. Hye-jin settles down in a small city to open her own dental clinic.

### Supporting Cast

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* Kim Ga-yeon as Oh Mi-seon - Hye-jin's friend and dental nurse.
* Ki Joo-bong as Chairman Yoon - Hye-jin's father
* Heo Gi-ho as Tae-ho - Chairman Yoon Driver

### Appearance

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* Go Se-hoon as child Yoon Hye-jin
* Kim Yong-heon as Gi-cheol
* Son Jae-gon as Constable Kang
* Jang Shin-jo as Police corporal Jin
* Noh Seung-beom as Maeng
* Choi Young-jin as Galchi
* Hwang Soo-hyeon as Nopchi
* Lee Kyung-hee as aunt owner of Hye-jin's house and clinic
* Goo Bon-im as Chinese restaurant lady
* Kim Jin-goo as Midwife grandmother
* Kang Jae-seop as Jae-su
* Lee Seon-kyu as section chief 1
* Bae Jang-soo as section chief 2
* Hong Seong-hyeon as Section chief 3
* Kim Yeong-bae as Director
* Lee Chang as broker 1
* Song Yeong-beom as broker 3
* Joo Hyo-man as grandfather 1
* Lee Bok-hee as grandfather 2
* Park Sin-beom as grandfather 3
* Im Cheon-yong as Mr. Kim
* Lee Ju-ri as Jae-soo
* Yoon Gap-soo as Jae-soo's father
* Kim Doo-chan as Ji-soo's husband
* Seok Jeong-man as Mr. Park
* Park Ji-hyeon as Bank clerk
* Hwang Ja-kyeong as Pregnant woman
* Kim Se-hee as Baby
* Jo Seong-je as fellow doctor 1
* Song Yeong-gyu as fellow doctor 2
* Lee Ho-woo as fellow doctor 3
* Kim Min-jeong as fellow doctor 4
* Jo Eun-hee as fellow doctor 5
* Oh Jeong-taek as Security room staff
* Kim Yeong-sook as Recycling middle aged woman
* Jang Dong-jik as President Park (special appearance)
* Kang Seong-pil as Driver (special appearance)
* Kim Joon-sung as Noh Do-cheol (special appearance)
* Lee Gyu-hwa as Trailer voice actor
* Seo Hye-jeong as Trailer Voice Actor

## Original soundtrack

Most of original soundtracks of this film was executively written by music director Lee Woo-hyun. There are two remakes of the famous songs of Yoo Jae-ha and Kim Kwang-seok included in the album. Both song were sung life by Kim Jo-hyuk in the film, however for the album Kim only recorded "With the mind to forget" by Kim Kwang-seok, whist "You in my arms" by Yoo Jae-ha was sung by Sing Yoo-jeong.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Korea Golden Cinematography Award Film Festival | Special Award | Uhm Jung-hwa | Won | |
| 2004 | 41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ga-yeon | Won | |

## Production

This film was director Kang Seok-beom's debut film. Produced by Zenith Entertainment, casting was first announced on October 10, 2003. Starring Kim Joo-hyeok and Uhm Jung-hwa, it was written by Kang Seok-beom and Shin Jung-goo.

## Adaptation

Plans to adapt this film into drama series were first announced on December 21, 2020 under the working title of Hong Ban-jang (홍반장). The adaptation was written by Shin Ha-eun as her comeback after co-writing the 2019 drama The Crowned Clown. It was also announced that Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a were being offered the lead roles. In April 2, 2021, it was officially announced that Yoo Je-won would be directing the drama, literally translated as Seaside Village Cha-Cha-Cha (갯마을 차차차). At the same time, Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a were confirmed as main leads, and Lee Sang-yi was offered a role. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Korean: 갯마을 차차차) was aired from August 28 to October 17, 2021, on tvN's Saturdays and Sundays in the 21:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix.