オールド・ボーイ

Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean drama, thriller, mystery, and action film directed by Park Chan-wook. The cast includes Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, and Yoon Jin-seo. The movie is part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is based on the work Old Boy. Its main subjects include suicide, revenge, incest, and solitude. The narrative is set in South Korea, with filming locations in New Zealand and Seoul.

The film has a runtime of 120 minutes and was originally in Korean. It was produced by Kim Dong-ju, with music by Jo Yeong-wook and cinematography by Chung Chung-Hoon. Kim Sang-bum served as the film editor. The production companies involved were Show East, Egg Film, and Cineclick Asia. The film was distributed by Medusa Film and is available via video on demand.

Oldboy received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. It has a vote average of 8.239 and an IMDb rating of 8.3. The budget was 3,000,000, and the revenue reached 17,500,000. Derivative works include Zinda and Oldboy. Keywords associated with the film include daughter, martial arts, rage and hate, hostility, and transformation.