Oldboy

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Oldboy is a critically acclaimed 2003 South Korean neo-noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, renowned for its brutal revenge story, stylish direction, and major influence on global cinema.

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Oldboy canonical 11
Oldboy (2003 film) 2
Oldboy (2013 film) 2

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instanceOf South Korean film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived Best Actor at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards ⓘ
Best Director at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards ⓘ
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) ⓘ
basedOn Old Boy (manga) ⓘ
basedOnWorkType Japanese manga ⓘ
castMember Choi Min-sik ⓘ
Ji Dae-han ⓘ
Kang Hye-jung ⓘ
Kim Byung-ok ⓘ
Oh Dal-su ⓘ
Yoo Ji-tae ⓘ
Yoon Jin-seo ⓘ
censorshipIssues noted for extreme violence ⓘ
cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin South Korea ⓘ
countryOfRelease South Korea ⓘ
criticalRanking frequently listed among the greatest films of the 2000s ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
cultStatus cult classic ⓘ
director Park Chan-wook ⓘ
distributor Show East ⓘ
editor Kim Jae-bum ⓘ
Kim Sang-bum ⓘ
filmFestivalAward Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
filmFestivalSelection Official selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
followedBy Lady Vengeance ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasRemake Oldboy (2013 film) ⓘ
influenceOn global cinema ⓘ
leadActor Choi Min-sik ⓘ
Kang Hye-jung ⓘ
Yoo Ji-tae ⓘ
mainCharacter Lee Woo-jin ⓘ
Mi-do ⓘ
Oh Dae-su ⓘ
mpaaRatingUS R ⓘ
musicComposer Cho Young-wuk ⓘ
narrativeLocation Seoul ⓘ
notableScene single-take corridor hammer fight ⓘ
originalLanguage Korean ⓘ
partOf The Vengeance Trilogy ⓘ
linked to: Vengeance Trilogy
plotSummary A man is imprisoned in a private cell for 15 years without knowing his captor or the reason, then released and given five days to find out why. ⓘ
posterTagline 15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance ⓘ
precededBy Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ⓘ
producer Kim Dong-ho ⓘ
Kim Dong-joo ⓘ
productionCompany Show East ⓘ
releaseDate 2003-11-21 ⓘ
releaseYear 2003 ⓘ
remadeAs Oldboy (2013 American remake) ⓘ
linked to: Oldboy (2013 film)
runtimeMinutes 120 ⓘ
screenwriter Hwang Jo-yoon ⓘ
Im Joon-hyung ⓘ
Park Chan-wook ⓘ
setInPeriod early 2000s ⓘ
theme guilt ⓘ
identity ⓘ
incest ⓘ
memory ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
violenceLevel graphic ⓘ

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Sean Bobbitt → notableWork → Oldboy (2013 film) ⓘ
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Sean Bobbitt → workedOn → Oldboy (2013 film) ⓘ
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Park Chan-wook → notableWork → Oldboy ⓘ
Park Chan-wook → directed → Oldboy ⓘ
Elvis Nolasco → notableWork → Oldboy ⓘ
Choi Min-sik → notableWork → Oldboy ⓘ
Lady Vengeance → prequel → Oldboy ⓘ
Oldboy (2013 film) → basedOn → Oldboy (2003 film) ⓘ
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Oldboy (2013 film) → isRemakeOf → Oldboy (2003 film) ⓘ
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Oldboy (2013 film) → partOf → Oldboy franchise ⓘ
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Vengeance Trilogy → hasPart → Oldboy ⓘ
박찬욱 → notableWork → 올드보이 ⓘ
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박찬욱 → hasFilm → 올드보이 ⓘ
linked to: Oldboy