Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean action-thriller film[4][5] directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, the film follows Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is released, Dae-su finds himself trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he seeks revenge against his captor who promises that if Dae-Su cannot find him within five days, the captor will kill himself and thus ensure that Dae-Su will never find the truth behind his capture. His quest becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with a young sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung).
Oldboy attained critical acclaim and accolades worldwide, including winning the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered high praise from Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury. In the United States, 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". The film's action sequences, particularly the single shot corridor fight sequence, also received commendation for their impressive execution.
The film's success led to two adaptations: an unauthorized Hindi remake in 2006 and an official American adaptation in 2013. As part of Park Chan-wook's The Vengeance Trilogy, it serves as the second installment, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and preceding Lady Vengeance (2005).
The film is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and has been included in numerous "best-of" lists by many publications.[6][7][8][9] In 2008, Oldboy was placed 64th on an Empire list of the top 500 movies of all time.[10] In 2020, The Guardian ranked it number 3 among the classics of modern South Korean cinema.[11]
Plot
In 1988, businessman Oh Dae-su is arrested for drunkenness, causing him to miss his daughter's fourth birthday. His friend Joo-hwan collects him, but Dae-su disappears and awakens in a sealed hotel room. Takeout food is delivered through a pet door, and his only diversion is a television; from it, Dae-su learns that he has been framed for his wife's murder. As years pass, Dae-su grows deranged from solitude and attempts suicide by wrist-cutting, but is resuscitated. Dae-su then begins practicing martial arts against the wall and attempting to dig an escape tunnel.
In 2003, Dae-su is sedated, hypnotised, and released after 15 years. He awakens on a rooftop, where he saves a suicidal man and recounts his story; once finished, Dae-su allows the man to commit suicide. Dae-su receives money and a phone from a beggar, and enters a sushi restaurant. Taunted by his captor over the phone, Dae-su orders and consumes a live octopus before collapsing. He is taken in by the young sushi chef, Mi-do, who reads his journals. Dae-su unsuccessfully attempts to rape her; he regretfully attempts to leave, but they reconcile and bond over their loneliness.
Dae-su searches for his daughter, but gives up after learning she was adopted and emigrated. Focusing on his captors, he eats at Chinese restaurants until he identifies which one prepared his prison meals. Chasing a deliveryman, Dae-su finds a private prison where people pay to have others incarcerated. He tortures and interrogates the warden, Mr. Park, who divulges that Dae-su was imprisoned for "talking too much". Park's guards attack Dae-su, but he fights his way through.
Cast
Choi Min-sik played the lead role in Oldboy as Oh Dae-su.
Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-su, a businessman who seeks revenge after being held in a mysterious prison for 15 years. Choi Min-sik lost and gained weight for his role depending on the filming schedule, trained for six weeks, and did most of his own stunt work.
Oh Tae-kyung [ko] as young Dae-su.
Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Woo-jin, the man behind Oh Dae-su's imprisonment. Park Chan-wook's ideal choice for Woo-jin had been actor Han Suk-kyu, who previously played a rival to Choi Min-sik in Shiri and No. 3. Choi then suggested Yoo Ji-tae for the role, despite Park believing he was too young for the part.[12]
Yoo Yeon-seok as young Woo-jin.
Kang Hye-jung as Mi-do, Dae-su's love interest.
Ji Dae-han [ko] as No Joo-hwan, Dae-su's friend and the owner of an internet café.
Woo Il-han [ko] as young Joo-hwan.
Kim Byeong-ok as Mr. Han, Woo-jin's bodyguard.
Yoon Jin-seo as Lee Soo-ah, Woo-jin's sister.
Oh Dal-su as Mr. Park Cheol-woong, warden of the private prison.
Oh Kwang-rok as Suicidal man.
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