After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
- Director
- Writers
- Garon Tsuchiya(manga)
- Nobuaki Minegishi(manga)
- Park Chan-wook(character created by: Oldboy, Vengeance Trilogy)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Garon Tsuchiya(manga)
- Nobuaki Minegishi(manga)
- Park Chan-wook(character created by: Oldboy, Vengeance Trilogy)
- Stars
- Awards
- 40 wins & 21 nominations
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Seung-shin Lee
- Yoo Hyung-jaas Yoo Hyung-ja
- (as Seung-Shin Lee)
Yoo Yeon-Seok
- Young Woo-Jinas Young Woo-Jin
- (as Ahn Yeon-Seok)
- Director
- Writers
- Garon Tsuchiya(manga)
- Nobuaki Minegishi(manga)
- Park Chan-wook(character created by: Oldboy, Vengeance Trilogy) (screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him, and sedate him to avert a desperate suicide--and as his only companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell--the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. Then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. However, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? —Nick Riganas
- Taglines
- 15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance
- Genres
- Certificate
- 18
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaFour live octopodes were eaten for the scene with Dae-su in the sushi bar, a scene which provoked some controversy abroad. Eating live octopus in Korea is commonplace although it is usually sliced first. When the film won the Grand Prix at Cannes, the director thanked the octopodes along with the cast and crew.
- GoofsJust before the scene where Dae-su Oh meets the suicidal man at the top of a building, there is a part when he finds out he wears an expensive suit and a watch. When he grabs the man however, the watch is gone.
- Alternate versionsPark Chan-wook stated on his solo DVD commentary that there is an edited version for television broadcast. It omits some of the more extreme violence and the love scene between Oh Dae Su and Mi-do.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
- SoundtracksBring My Love
by Starsailor
Top review
Great film!
I feel compelled to defend this film from some quite frankly unwarranted criticism. Although it isn't without its flaws, and all films have a few,it certainly isn't a one star film.What this film has is the ability to be sublime, shocking, ridiculous, mildly amusing and visually stunning which is some feat for any film.The sheer scale of the comments here suggests that here is a film that gets to you in one way or another. This film is as far away from Maborosi as you can get yet both films are up there as great pieces of cinema. I wont divulge the plot or end this comment with a Latin quote to reinforce my self importance i'll just say go and watch it, preferably if you're not too squeamish and don't mind subtitles.This film left me thinking about it the following day which is normally a good thing (atleast it shows my memory is working!)
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- lucas739
- Mar 17, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $707,481
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $68,957
- Mar 27, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $15,194,593
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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