Oldboy (2003)
Coming Out at 21 November 2003 in theaters.
“Oldeuboi”
Action, Drama, Mystery
Oldboy is neo-noir action thriller film co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and followed by 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 sushi chef.
In 1988, a businessman named Oh Dae-su is arrested for drunkenness, missing his daughter’s fourth birthday. After his friend Joo-hwan picks him up from the police station, Dae-su is kidnapped and wakes up in a sealed hotel room, where food is delivered through a trap-door. Watching TV, Dae-su learns that his wife has been murdered and he is the prime suspect. He passes the time shadowboxing, planning revenge and attempting to dig a tunnel to escape.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Writers: Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi (comic), Chan-wook Park, Joon-hyung Lim, Jo-yun Hwang
Stars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jeong Kang, Byeong-ok Kim, Seung-shin Lee, Yeon-Seok Yoo
Cast:
Min-sik Choi | … | Dae-su Oh |
Ji-Tae Yoo | … | Woo-jin Lee |
Hye-jeong Kang | … | Mi-do |
Dae-han Ji | … | No Joo-hwan |
Dal-su Oh | … | Park Cheol-woong |
Byeong-ok Kim | … | Mr. Han |
Seung-shin Lee | … | Yoo Hyung-ja |
Jin-Seo Yoon | … | Lee Soo-ah |
Dae-yeon Lee | … | Beggar |
Kwang-rok Oh | … | Suicidal Man |
Tae-kyung Oh | … | Young Dae-su |
Yeon-Seok Yoo | … | Young Woo-Jin |
Il-han Oo | … | Young Joo-hwan |
Su-hyeon Kim | … | Chief Secretary |
Seung-jin Lee | ||
Su-kyeong Yun | ||
Myung-shin Park | … | Woman |
Yi Yong | … | Delivery Boy |
Joe Cappelletti | … | Young Dae-su (voice) |
Mari Devon | … | Beautician (voice) |
Crispin Freeman | … | Woo-jin Lee (voice) |
Steve Kramer | … | Newscaster / Cop 1 (voice) |
Sherry Lynn | … | Mi-do (voice) |
Michael McConnohie | … | Dae-su Oh (voice) |
Stephanie Sheh | … | Lee Soo-ah (voice) |
Kirk Thornton | … | Park Cheol-woong (voice) |
Kari Wahlgren | … | Hypnotist (voice) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia