Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Choi Min-sik
Oh Dae-su
Yoo Ji-tae
Lee Woo-jin
Kang Hye-jung
Mi-do
Kim Byeong-ok
Mr. Han
Ji Dae-han
No Joo-hwan
Oh Dal-su
Park Cheol-woong
Lee Seung-shin
Hypnotist
Yoon Jin-seo
Lee Soo-ah
Oh Tae-kyung
Young Dae-su
Yoo Yeon-seok
Young Woo-jin
You Il-han
Young Joo-hwan
Lee Young-hee
Clock Store Lady
Kim Yeong-ae
Elevator Lady
Lee Mi-mi
Dental Nurse
Han Jae-duk
Night Teacher / Line Producer
Kwak Jung-ae
Nun Teacher / Costume Designer
Kim San
Electronics Store Owner
Jang Chae-soo
Woo-jin's Doctor
Im Seol-a
Nurse
Syd Lim
Rude Man / Producer
Choi Chang-hak
1988 Guard
Shin Bi-joon
1988 Guard
Seong Seok-jae
1996 Guard
Choi Jae-sup
2003 Guard
Yoon Jin-yul
Woo-jin's Bodyguard
Mun Seong-bok
Woo-jin's Bodyguard
Park Jae-woong
Cheol-woong's Gang
Oh Soon-tae
Cheol-woong's Gang
Lee Hong-pyo
Cheol-woong's Gang
Park Geun-seok
Cheol-woong's Gang / Stunts / Stunts
Heo Myeong-haeng
Cheol-woong's Gang
Kim Won-jung
Cheol-woong's Gang / Stunts
Park Sung-gyu
Cheol-woong's Gang
Lee Jung-pil
Cheol-woong's Gang
Han Seon-rang
Cheol-woong's Gang
Shin Beom-sik
Cheol-woong's Gang
Han Jung-ok
Cheol-woong's Gang
Baek Dong-hyun
Cheol-woong's Gang / Stunts
Ju Myeong-cheol
Cigarette Thug
Park Ji-hun
Cigarette Thug
Choi Choon-beom
Cigarette Thug
Seo Myeong-seok
Cigarette Thug
Jeon Woo-jae
Cigarette Thug
Cho Sang-kyung
Dae-su's Wife / Costume Design
Oh Young-joo
Young Mi-do
Lee Ji-hye
Young Mi-do
Ji Joong-hyun
Stunts
Moon Sang-moo
Stunts
Oh Kwang-rok
Suicidal Man
Lee Dae-yeon
Beggar
Park Myung-shin
Young-ja
Kim Su-hyun
Chief Secretary
Yong-ih
Delivery Man
Chung Chung-hoon
Director of Photography
Hwang Jo-yoon
Screenplay
Lim Joon-hyung
Screenplay
Kim Sang-bum
Editor
Park Chan-wook
Screenplay / Director
Choi Seung-hyun
Original Music Composer
Woo Seung-mie
Art Designer
Lee Sang-wook
Production Sound Mixer
Kim Jae-beom
Editor
Jeon Ro-bin
Props
Ji Jung-hyeon
Stunts
Shin Jae-ho
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ryu Seong-hie
Production Design
Yang Hong-sam
Set Decoration
Garon Tsuchiya
Comic Book
Nobuaki Minegishi
Comic Book
Lee Seung-chul
Sound Supervisor
Shim Hyun-jung
Original Music Composer
Kim Dong-joo
Executive Producer
Seok Min-u
Assistant Director
Jung Sik
Assistant Director
Ju Sung-lim
Camera Operator
Yu Eok
Camera Operator
Lee Kae-byeok
Assistant Director
Kim Jang-wook
Executive Producer
Song Jong-hee
Makeup & Hair
Han Jang-hyuk
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 2003
Original Name올드보이
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingR
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$17,500,000
Filming LocationsSeoul, South Korea · New Zealand
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이; RR: Oldeuboi; MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean action-thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell resembling a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he seeks revenge against his enigmatic captor (Yoo Ji-tae). His quest becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with a young sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung).
Oldboy attained critical acclaim and accolades worldwide, including winning the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered high praise from Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury. In the United States, film critic Roger Ebert stated that Oldboy is a "powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare". The film's action sequences, particularly the single shot corridor fight sequence, also received commendation for their impressive execution.
The film's success led to two adaptations: an unauthorized Hindi remake in 2006 and an official American adaptation in 2013. As part of Park Chan-wook's The Vengeance Trilogy, it serves as the second installment, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and preceding Lady Vengeance (2005).
The film is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and has been included in numerous "best-of" lists by many publications. In 2008, Oldboy was placed 64th on an Empire list of the top 500 movies of all time. In 2020, The Guardian ranked it number 3 among the classics of modern South Korean Cinema.