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Oldboy

Oldboy

15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.

20038.22h 0m

Overview

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Lim Joon-hyung, Hwang Jo-yoon, Park Chan-wook
Produced by Syd Lim
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $17.5M

Top Cast

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

Oh Dae-Su

Yoo Ji-tae

Yoo Ji-tae

Lee Woo-jin

Kang Hye-jung

Kang Hye-jung

Mi-do

Kim Byeong-ok

Kim Byeong-ok

Mr. Han

Ji Dae-han

Ji Dae-han

No Joo-hwan

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Park Cheol-woong

Lee Seung-shin

Lee Seung-shin

Hypnotist

Yoon Jin-seo

Yoon Jin-seo

Lee Soo-ah

Oh Tae-kyung

Oh Tae-kyung

Young Dae-su

Yoo Yeon-seok

Yoo Yeon-seok

Young Woo-jin

Themes & Keywords

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About Oldboy

Oldboy is a drama, thriller, mystery, action film released in 2003 exploring themes of daughter, rage and hate, hostility, transformation, imprisonment, dark comedy. Directed by Park Chan-wook, it stars Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung. With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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