Oldboy (2003 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Oldeuboi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oldŭboi |
| Directed by | Park Chan-wook |
| Produced by | Im Seung-yong Kim Dong-joo |
| Written by | Hwang Jo-yoon Im Joon-hyeong Park Chan-wook |
| Based on |
Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya Nobuaki Minegishi |
| Starring |
Choi Min-sik Yoo Ji-tae Kang Hye-jung |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
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Production
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Show East
Egg Films |
| Distributed by | Show East (KR) Tartan Films (US/UK) |
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Release date
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3 million |
| Box office | $15 million |
| Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Oldboy | |
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| Soundtrack album by Jo Yeong-wook | |
| Released | 9 December 2003 |
| Recorded | 2003 Seoul |
| Genre | Contemporary classical |
| Length | 60:00 |
| Label | EMI Music Korea Ltd. |
| Producer |
Jo Yeong-wook Shim Hyeon-jeong Lee Ji-soo Choi Seung-hyun |
Oldboy (Hangul: 올드보이; RR: Oldeuboi; MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean mystery thriller neo-noir film directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and followed by Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.
The film follows the story of Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned in a cell which resembles 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. His own quest for vengeance becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with an attractive young female sushi chef.
The film won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and high praise from the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. Critically, the film has been well received in the United States, with an 80% "Certified Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. 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". In 2008 voters on CNN named it one of the ten best Asian films ever made.
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