Oldboy (2003)
Oldeuboi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 0min
- Action, Drama
- 21 Nov 2003 (South Korea)
- Movie
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
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Awards:
- 40 wins & 27 nominations.
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Cast
| Choi Min-sik | ... |
Dae-su Oh
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| Yoo Ji-tae | ... |
Woo-jin Lee
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| Kang Hye-jeong | ... |
Mi-do
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| Kim Byeong-Ok | ... |
Mr. Han
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Ji Dae-han | ... |
No Joo-hwan
(as Dae-han Ji)
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| Oh Dal-su | ... |
Park Cheol-woong
(as Dal-su Oh)
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| Seung-shin Lee | ... |
Yoo Hyung-ja
(as Seung-Shin Lee)
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| Jin-Seo Yoon | ... |
Lee Soo-ah
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Oh Tae-kyung | ... |
Young Dae-su
(as Tae-kyung Oh)
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| Yoo Yeon-Seok | ... |
Young Woo-Jin
(as Ahn Yeon-Seok)
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Il-han Oo | ... |
Young Joo-hwan
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Young-hee Lee | ... |
Clock Store Lady
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Young-ae Kim | ... |
Elevator Lady
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Mi Mi Lee | ... |
Dental Nurse
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Jae-Duk Han | ... |
Night Teacher
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Jung Ae Kwak | ... |
Nun Teacher
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San Kim | ... |
Electronics Store Owner
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Chae-soo Jang | ... |
Woo-jin's Doctor
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Seol-a Im | ... |
Nurse
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Syd Lim | ... |
Rude Man
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Chang-hak Choi | ... |
1988 Guard
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Bi-Joon Shin | ... |
1988 Guard
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Seok-jae Seong | ... |
1996 Guard
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| Choi Jae-sup | ... |
2003 Guard
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Jin-Yool Yoon | ... |
Woojin's Bodyguard
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Seon-bok Mun | ... |
Woojin's Bodyguard
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| Park Jae-woong | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Oh Soon-tae | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Hong-Pyo Lee | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Geun-Seok Park | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang / Stunts
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Heo Myeong Haeng | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
(as Myeong-haeng Heo)
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Kim Won-jung | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
(as Won-Jung Kim)
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Sung-Gyu Park | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Jung-pil Lee | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Seon-Rang Han | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Beom-sik Sin | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Jung-ok Han | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang
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Dong Hyun Baek | ... |
Cheol-woong's Gang / Stunts
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Myeong-cheol Ju | ... |
Cigarette Thug
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Ji-hun Park | ... |
Cigarette Thug
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Choon-Beom Choi | ... |
Cigarette Thug
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Myeong-seok Seo | ... |
Cigarette Thug
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Woo-Jae Jeon | ... |
Cigarette Thug
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Jo Sang-gyeong | ... |
Dae-su's Wife
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Young-ju Oh | ... |
Young Mi-do
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Lee Ji-hye | ... |
Young Mi-do
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Joong-hyun Ji | ... |
Stunts
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Sang-moo Moon | ... |
Stunts
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| Oh Gwang-Rok | ... |
Suicidal Man
(as Oh Kwang-rok)
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| Lee Dae-yeon | ... |
Beggar
(as Dae-yeon Lee)
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| Park Myung-shin | ... |
Woman
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Su-hyeon Kim | ... |
Chief Secretary
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Yi Yong | ... |
Delivery Boy
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Directed by
| Park Chan-wook | ||
Written by
| Garon Tsuchiya | ... | (manga) |
| Nobuaki Minegishi | ... | (manga) |
| Park Chan-wook | ... | (character created by: Oldboy, Vengeance Trilogy) (as Chan-wook Park) |
| Park Chan-wook | ... | (screenplay) |
| Joon-hyung Lim | ... | (screenplay) (as Chun-hyeong Lim) |
| Jo-yun Hwang | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jae-Duk Han | ... | line producer |
| Dong-Joo Kim | ... | producer |
| Dong-ju Kim | ... | executive producer |
| Syd Lim | ... | producer (as Seung-yong Lim) |
Music by
| Cho Young-wuk | ... | (as Jo Yeong-wook) |
Cinematography by
| Chung-hoon Chung | ||
Editing by
| Kim Jae-beom | ... | (as Jae-beom Kim) |
| Kim Sang-beom | ||
Editorial Department
| Jae-Min Han | ... | film telecine |
| Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Art Direction by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hong-sam Yang | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Sang-gyeong | ||
Makeup Department
| Jong-hee Song | ... | hair department head / makeup department head |
Production Management
| Gordon Fawcett | ... | unit manager: New Zealand |
| Su-Ran Kuk | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sik Jung | ... | assistant director |
| Kae-Byeok Lee | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Alex Gordon | ... | adr engineer |
| Seung-cheol Lee | ... | sound |
| Stephane Werner | ... | french dubbing recorder and mixer |
Visual Effects by
| C. Jin Im | ... | main titles supervisor |
| Sung-jin Jung | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jeon Hyoung Lee | ... | visual effects (as Jeon-hyeong Lee) |
| Ju-won Lee | ... | digital compositor |
| Il Hwan Na | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hyun-won Park | ... | lighting technician |
| Andy Rennie | ... | gaffer |
| Chris Ruane | ... | generator: New Zealand |
| Mark Rule | ... | camera operator: New Zealand |
Music Department
| Seung-Hyun Choi | ... | composer: theme music |
| Ji-soo Lee | ... | composer: theme music |
| Hyun-jung Shim | ... | composer: theme music |
| Cho Young-wuk | ... | director of music (as Jo Yeong-wook) |
Additional Crew
| Tom Chen | ... | publicist: u.s. |
| Calum Gray | ... | sales |
| Damien Saccani | ... | development executive |
| Gyeong-eun Seo | ... | comic book artist: Oldboy |
| Yu-Gyeong Sin | ... | marketing |
| Heidi Watson | ... | safety officer: New Zealand |
| Phill Zagajewski | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Neon (2023) (United States)
- Mongrel Media (2021) (Canada)
- September Film (2021) (Netherlands)
- Films4You (2021) (Portugal)
- Arrow Films (2019) (United Kingdom)
- Capelight Pictures (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Capelight Pictures (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures (2018) (Japan)
- Lucky Red (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2020) (Denmark)
- NonStop Entertainment (2020) (Sweden)
- Odeon (2014) (Greece)
- Russian Report (2020) (Russia) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2013) (South Korea) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (remastering)
- ADS Service (2019) (Hungary) (tv)
- ADS Service (2020) (Hungary) (tv)
- Blitz (2017) (Croatia)
- Movie Cloud (2017) (Taiwan)
- Tartan (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- CDI Films (2023) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Distribution Company (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Lolafilms Distribución (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
- MM2 Entertainment (2022) (Singapore) (theatrical) (re-release)
- The Film Group (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- DECAL (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- DECAL (2023) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2023) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Gravel Road Distribution Group (2023) (South Africa)
- Indo Overseas Films (2022) (India)
- Kadokawa Entertainment (2022) (Japan)
- Maslow Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2023) (France)
- Sayan Pictures (2024) (Mongolia)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics (comic book publisher)
- CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics (funding)
- CJ Entertainment (funding)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Epcar Entertainment (adr production)
- HFR (dailies)
- Mondo Tees (graphics)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- i-ZERO Entertainment and Media Global (funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Oh Dae-Su, an obnoxious drunk abducted on a rainy night in 1988, wakes up in a strange, windowless hotel room. Kept under lock and key for an unknown reason, Oh Dae-Su's invisible captors keep him fed and systematically sedated to avert suicide, providing only a colour television to keep him company. And after fifteen long years in captivity, perplexed Oh Dae-Su finds himself released. Now, his pitiless abductors encourage Oh Dae-Su to track down the ones behind the mysterious kidnapping and finally get his brutal, longed-for revenge on the unknown tormentor. However, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much that he would deny him a quick and clean death? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | 15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $14,980,005 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (at around 27 mins) Four live octopodes were eaten for the scene with Dae-su in the sushi bar, a scene which provoked some controversy abroad. Eating live octopus in Korea is commonplace although it is usually sliced first. When the film won the Grand Prix at Cannes, the director thanked the octopodes along with the cast and crew. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 1h 7 mins) When Mi-do is searching through the Internet for the word "Evergreen", you can see that the high school website already has been visited on that computer because the link is highlighted in purple colors. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bring My Love See more » |
| Quotes |
Dae-su Oh:
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone. See more » |