Oldboy
Overview
Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...

. It is based on the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 of the same name
Old Boy (manga)
is a manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. The narrative follows the protagonist Shinichi Gotō, a man who, after a decade of incarceration in a private prison, is suddenly freed...

 written by Nobuaki Minegishi
Nobuaki Minegishi
is a manga artist whose works include Old Boy, Aburemon, Jungle, Teppen, Hoozuki, Joi Reika, and Maboroshi No Kakero.Minegishi's series Old Boy won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan....

 and Garon Tsuchiya
Garon Tsuchiya
, also known by the name of and marginal , started his manga story career in 1979.In 1986, completed his first major works in collaboration with Akyo Makata, in Ahomansu and Meisouou Boodaa. Afterwards, Tsuchiya collaborated with draftsman Kaiji Kawaguchi for the title, Tokishozo Disturbs and...

. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy
The Vengeance Trilogy
The Vengeance Trilogy are three films, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance , Oldboy , Sympathy for Lady Vengeance , directed by South Korean film director Park Chan-wook, which dealt with the themes of "revenge, violence and salvation"...

, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant and the path of vengeance that follows. It is the first part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is followed by Oldboy and...

and followed by Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy...

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The film follows the story of one Oh Dae-su
Oh Dae-su
Oh Dae-su is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 2003 South Korean film Oldboy, played by Choi Min-sik. Choi won a number of awards for his portrayal of Oh, including the 2004 Grand Bell Award and Asia Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Actor...

, who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives.
Quotations

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.

When the melody turns on, gas comes out. When the gas comes out, I fall asleep. I found out later it's the same Valium gas the Russians used on those Chechen terrorist|terrorists.

Anyone here with an AB blood type, raise your hand.

As I expected, I can't get along with anyone today either.

Erasing my memory and telling me to find the truth was cowardly. I won. So die like you promised.

Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. But, please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.

I thought I'd lived a simple life|life. But I've sinned too much

The TV is both a clock and a calendar. It's your school, your home, your church, your friend... [Dae-su masturbate|masturbates to a pop star onscreen] ... and your lover. But... my lover's song is too short.

If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?

Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?

 
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