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Oldboy

"15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance."

2003

2h 0m

8.2(10036 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

Oh Dae-su

Yoo Ji-tae

Yoo Ji-tae

Lee Woo-jin

Kang Hye-jung

Kang Hye-jung

Mi-do

Kim Byeong-ok

Kim Byeong-ok

Mr. Han

Ji Dae-han

Ji Dae-han

No Joo-hwan

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Park Cheol-woong

Lee Seung-shin

Lee Seung-shin

Hypnotist

Yoon Jin-seo

Yoon Jin-seo

Lee Soo-ah

Oh Tae-kyung

Oh Tae-kyung

Young Dae-su

Yoo Yeon-seok

Yoo Yeon-seok

Young Woo-jin

Creative team

Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Written by: Lim Joon-hyung
Hwang Jo-yoon
Produced by: Syd Lim

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