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Oldboy (Korean movie)

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Alternative title:
Cinco días para vengarse (Spanish)
Old Boy
Old Boy - hämnden (Swedish)
Oldboy-Velho amigo (Portuguese)
Oldeuboi (Korean)
Олдбой (Russian)
الفتى العجوز (Arabic)
オールド・ボーイ (Japanese)
올드보이 (Korean)
15 ans volés (French)
Themes: revenge
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, he soon finds out that not only his kidnapper has still plans for him, but that those plans will serve as the even worse finale to 15 years of imprisonment.
Running time: 120 minutes
Production cost: ¥300,000,000 ($3,000,000)
Vintage: 2003
Premiere date:
2003-11-21 (South Korea)
2004-05-15 (France, Cannes Film Festival)
2004-06-24 (Russia, Moscow Film Festival)
2004-07-04 (Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
2004-08-13 (Germany, Berlin Fantasy Filmfest)
2004-08-28 (Denmark, Copenhagen International Film Festival)
2004-09-02 (Germany)
2004-09-15 (Canada, Toronto International Film Festival)
2004-09-18 (Finland, Helsinki International Film Festival)
2004-09-29 (France)
2004-09-30 (Hong Kong, Korean Film Festival)
2004-10-06 (Israel)
2004-10-08 (Poland)
2004-10-11 (Turkey, Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week) (premiere)
2004-10-14 (Hong Kong)
2004-10-14 (Singapore)
2004-10-15 (Ireland)
2004-10-15 (Turkey)
2004-10-17 (Austria, Vienna International Film Festival)
2004-11-05 (Greece)
2004-11-06 (Tokyo, Japan)
2004-11-11 (Netherlands)
2004-11-13 (Belgium)
2004-11-15 (UK)
2004-11-17 (Russia)
2004-11-23 (Norway, Oslo International Film Festival)
2004-11-23 (Sweden, Stockholm International Film Festival)
2004-12-03 (Austria)
2004-12-10 (Finland)
2005-01-07 (Iceland)
2005-01-21 (Sweden)
2005-01-28 (Spain)
2005-02-10 (Hungary)
2005-03-03 (Australia)
2005-03-10 (Portugal)
2005-03-11 (USA, Cleveland International Film Festival)
2005-03-12 (Argentina, Mar del Plata Film Festival)
2005-03-25 (USA, limited)
2005-04-01 (USA, Wisconsin Film Festival)
2005-04-03 (Czech Republic, Febio Film Festival)
2005-04-13 (Argentina, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
2005-04-22 (USA, Indianapolis International Film Festival)
2005-05-05 (Czech Republic)
2005-05-06 (Italy)
2005-05-13 (Brazil, limited)
2005-05-27 (Romania, Transilvania International Film Festival)
2005-06-17 (Estonia)
2005-08-19 (Mexico City, Mexico)
2005-09-02 (Toluca, Mexico)
2005-09-23 (Norway)
2005-10-06 (Georgia, Tbilisi International Film Festival)
2005-10-11 (Hong Kong, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
2005-10-14 (Taiwan, limited)
2005-11-10 (Argentina)
2005-11-18 (Greece, Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
2006-01-05 (Slovakia)
2006-03-03 (USA, Lake County Film Festival)
2006-05-05 (Denmark)
2006-09-22 (Venezuela)
2006-10-12 (Peru)
2009-09-23 (Philippines, Korean Film Festival)
2023-02-03 (Romania, ARTA Cinema Cluj)
Release dates: We have 1
Official website:
http://oldboy.film.ru/ (Russian)
Official site (Russian)
Official site (French)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 13
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Spike Lee Responds to Artist on Oldboy Poster Design Claim (Nov 29, 2013)
Oldboy Writer, Actors Talk Differences Between Original (Nov 14, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 3-9 (Nov 5, 2013)
Park's Oldboy Film Gets 10th Anniversary Blu-ray (Aug 29, 2013)
More Oldboy Remake Photos Released (Aug 14, 2013)
Spike Lee's Oldboy Slated for Thanksgiving Weekend (Jul 29, 2013)
Spike Lee's Oldboy Remake Presents 1st Poster (Apr 14, 2013)
Oldboy's Park Confirms No Involvement in Spike Lee's Remake (Mar 3, 2013)
Josh Brolin Comments on Spike Lee's Oldboy Remake (Dec 18, 2012)
FilmDistrict Acquires Spike Lee's Oldboy Remake in U.S. (Sep 7, 2012)
LA Times: Samuel L. Jackson Joins Oldboy Remake (Aug 18, 2012)
Director Spike Lee Confirms Oldboy Casting Call, But Has 'Rectified' It (Aug 9, 2012)
Director Spike Lee Responds to Oldboy Casting Report (Updated) (Aug 4, 2012)
Brolin: Oldboy Remake 'Won't Tone Down Violence' (May 26, 2012)
U.S. Oldboy Producer Aims to Start Production in September (Mar 25, 2012)
Actress Elizabeth Olsen Discusses Oldboy After Reported Offer (Mar 5, 2012)
Twitch Site: Elizabeth Olsen Offered Role in Oldboy Remake (Feb 28, 2012)
Variety Reporter: Spike Lee's Oldboy Remake Delayed (Jan 6, 2012)
Twitch Site: Alice's Wasikowska Offered Oldboy's Heroine Role (Dec 16, 2011)
Twitch Site: Clive Owen Offered Villain Role in Oldboy Remake (Dec 16, 2011)
Twitch Site: Colin Firth Offered Villain Role in Oldboy Remake (Nov 11, 2011)
Variety Writer: Actress Rooney Mara Passes on Oldboy Remake (Oct 20, 2011)
Twitch Site: Dragon Tattoo's Rooney Mara Considered for Oldboy (Sep 29, 2011)
Deadline: Josh Brolin to Star in Spike Lee's Oldboy Remake (Aug 29, 2011)
Director Spike Lee Signs Onto Oldboy Film Remake (Jul 11, 2011)
Spielberg Still Has Oldboy Plans Despite Korean Suit (Jun 26, 2009)
I Am Legend Scribe in Talks to Write Oldboy Remake (Nov 20, 2008)
Steven Spielberg, Will Smith Discuss Remake of Oldboy (Nov 7, 2008)
South Korean Idol Rain in Speed Racer Movie Talks (May 14, 2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rates Comics and Manga-based Movies (May 8, 2007)
Death Note Movies to Show at New York Asian Film Fest (May 5, 2007)
Interest:
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Blu-ray
    Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance / Oldboy / Lady Vengeance) (Blu-ray) 2010-06-15 (from $119.99)
Blu-ray (Region A)
    Oldboy (Blu-ray) 2007-11-06 (from $39.91)
    Oldboy - 10th Anniversary Edition (Sub.Blu-ray) 2013-10-08 (from $61.96)
DVD (Region 1)
    Oldboy [Collector's Edition] (DVD) 2006-11-14 (from $188.28)
    Oldboy [Full Screen] (DVD) 2005-08-23 (from $12.21)
    Oldboy [Widescreen] (DVD) 2005-08-23 (from $24.48)
Soundtrack
    Oldboy (OST) 2011-02-15 (from $336.48)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Kazuhiro Nakata as Han Security Office Chief
Keisuke Ishida as No Joo Hwan
Keno Horiuchi as Park Cheolun
Mami Koyama as Hyunja
Reiko Mizumachi as Lee Soo Ah
Rina Yamada as Mi-do
Romi Park as Youngja
Takao Ishii as Man Trying to Commit Suicide
Toshihiko Seki as Lee Woo-jin
Tsuji Chihachi as Beggar
Tsutomu Isobe as Dae-su Oh

Kenta Miyake
Kōsuke Okano
Noriko Suzuki
Toshihiko Seki
Japanese companies
Distributor: Toshiba Entertainment
English staff
English cast
ADR Engineer: Alex Gordon
Development Executive: Damien Saccani
Publicist: Tom Chen
Sales: Calum Gray
Michael McConnohie as Dae-su Oh

Sherry Lynn as Mi-do
Stephanie Sheh as Lee Soo-ah

Crispin Freeman as Woo-jin Lee
Joe Cappelletti as Dae-su Oh (Young)
Kari Wahlgren as Hypnotist
Kirk Thornton as Park Cheol-woong
Mari Devon as Beautician
Steve Kramer as
Cop
Newscaster
English companies
Internet Streaming:
Fandor
Shudder
Licensed by:
Arrow Films (UK/Ireland, 2019–present)
Kino Lorber (US/Canada)
Palisades Tartan (2008-) 
Tartan Films 
Korean staff
Korean cast
Director: Chan-wook Park
Screenplay:
Chan-wook Park
Chun-hyeong Lim
Jo-yun Hwang
Music: Yeong-wook Jo
Art Director: Seong-hie Ryu
Executive producer:
Dong-ju Kim
Myeong-Chan Park
Producer:
Dong-Joo Kim
Syd Lim

Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung
Color: Yong-gi Lee
Comic Book Artist: Gyeong-eun Seo
Costume Design: Sang-gyeong Jo
Digital Composition:
Il Hwan Na
Ju-won Lee
Film Editing: Sang-Beom Kim
Film Telecine: Jae-Min Han
Gaffer: Andy Rennie
Line Producer: Jae-Duk Han
Main Titles Supervisor: C. Jin Im
Marketing: Yu-Gyeong Sin
Music Director: Yeong-wook Jo
Production Design: Seong-hie Ryu
Set Decoration: Hong-sam Yang
Stage Manager: Phill Zagajewski
Theme Song Composition:
Hyun-jung Shim
Ji-soo Lee
Seung-Hyun Choi
Visual Effects: Jeon Hyoung Lee
Visual Effects Supervision: Sung-jin Jung
Byeong-ok Kim as Mr. Han

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster (On the TV; archive footage)
Chun Doo-Hwan as Himself (archive footage)
Dae-han Ji as No Joo-hwan
Dae-Jung Kim as Himself (archive footage)
Dae-yeon Lee as Beggar
Dal-su Oh as Park Cheol-woong
Hye-jeong Kang as Mi-do
Il-han Oo as Young Joo-hwan
Ji-tae Yu as Woo-jin Lee
Jin-seo Yun as Lee Soo-ah
Kim Jong-il as Himself (archive footage)
Kwang-rok Oh as Suicidal Man
Min-sik Choi as Dae-su Oh
Seung-Shin Lee as Yoo Hyung-ja
Tae-kyung Oh as Young Dae-su
Yeon-suk Ahn as Young Woo-jin
Yong Yi as Delivery Boy

Myeong-shin Park
Su-hyeon Kim
Su-kyeong Yun
Korean companies
Dailies: HFR
Distributor: Starmax
Production:
Egg Films
Show East
French cast
French staff
(none)
Maia Baran as Mi-do
Patrick Donnay as Man Trying to Commit Suicide

Arnaud Léonard
Benoit Van Dorslaer
Nicolas Dubois
Philippe Resimont
Raphael Anciaux
French companies
Distributor: BAC Films
Internet Streaming: Netflix
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Rosa Sanchez (Spain dub)
Translation: María José Aguirre de Cárcer (Spain dub)
ADR Script: Rosa Sanchez (Spain dub)
Executive producer: Bernardo Zupnik

ADR Engineer:
Isabel Ranz (Spain dub)
Miguel Gascón (Spain dub)
Mix Engineer: Jesús Javier Sáiz (Spain dub)
Carlos Ysbert as Dae-su Oh (Spain dub)

Mar Bordallo as Mi-do (Spain dub)
Sandra Jara as Soo-ah Lee (Spain dub)

Adolfo Moreno as Woo-jin Lee (Spain dub; young)
Iñaki Crespo as Cheol-woong Park (Spain dub)
Iván Jara as Dae-su Oh (Spain dub; young)
Jesús Alberto Pinillos as Joo-hwan No (Spain dub; young)
Juan Amador Pulido as Joo-hwan No (Spain dub)
Pepa Castro as Yoo (Spain dub)
Roberto Cuenca Rodríguez Jr. as Mr. Han (Spain dub)
Roberto Encinas as Woo-jin Lee (Spain dub)

Fernando Cabrera (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Canal+ Xtra (Spain)
Distributor:
Argentina Video Home
Filmhouse
Dubbing Studio: Estudios EXA (Spain dub)
Internet Streaming: Amazon Prime Video (Spain)
Licensed by: Distribution Company (Argentina)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Dubbing Director: Marco Mete

Dialogues: Marco Mete
Dubbing Assistant: Carla Mete
Mixing: Franco Coratella
Roberto Draghetti as Oh Dae-su

Andrea Lavagnino as Cho-Rung
Ilaria Latini as Mi-do
Marco Mete as Mr. Han
Massimo Lodolo as Lee Woo-jin
Roberto Stocchi as Chuh-Wan
Stefanella Marrama as Hyong-La

Marco Baroni as Chuh-Wan (young)
Stefano Crescentini as Oh Dae-su (young)
Italian companies
Broadcaster: 20 Mediaset
Distributor: Lucky Red
Dubbing: Angriservices Edizioni
German staff
German companies
(none)
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Dutch cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Screen: Elly Moreno
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: Rede Bandeirantes
Distributor:
Europa Filmes (1st release)
Pandora Filmes (2024; remastered version)
Spectra Filmes (2nd release)
Dubbing Studio: Studio Gabia

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