Oldboy

Summary

Oldboy is a film^[1]. Oldboy ranks in the top 0.44% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,050 views/month, #412 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oldboy received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3].
• Oldboy received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[4].
• Oldboy's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Oldboy was directed by Park Chan-wook^[6].
• Park Chan-wook wrote the screenplay for Oldboy^[7].
• Hwang Jo-yun wrote the screenplay for Oldboy^[8].
• Lim Jun-hyung wrote the screenplay for Oldboy^[9].
• Garon Tsuchiya wrote the screenplay for Oldboy^[10].
• Oldboy's composer is recorded as Jo Yeong-wook^[11].
• Oldboy's genre is drama film^[12].
• Oldboy's genre is thriller film^[13].
• Oldboy's genre is mystery film^[14].
• Oldboy's genre is action film^[15].
• Oldboy's based on is recorded as Old Boy^[16].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Choi Min-sik^[17].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Yu Ji-tae^[18].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Kang Hye-jung^[19].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Ji Dae-han^[20].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Tae-kyung^[21].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Yoon Jin-seo^[22].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Dal-su^[23].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Kim Byeong-ok^[24].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Lee Dae-yeon^[25].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Kwang-rok^[26].
• A cast member of Oldboy was Lee Seung-sin^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oldboy was produced by Kim Dong-ju^[28]. Oldboy was directed by Park Chan-wook^[6]. Screenwriters include Park Chan-wook^[7], Hwang Jo-yun^[8], Lim Jun-hyung^[9], and Garon Tsuchiya^[10]. Cast members include Choi Min-sik^[17], Yu Ji-tae^[18], Kang Hye-jung^[19], Ji Dae-han^[20], Oh Tae-kyung^[21], and Yoon Jin-seo^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include September 2, 2004^[29], November 21, 2003^[30], November 6, 2004^[31], March 25, 2005^[32], and 2003^[33]. The original language of Oldboy was Korean^[34]. Genres include drama film^[12], thriller film^[13], mystery film^[14], and action film^[15]. Oldboy's part of the series is recorded as The Vengeance Trilogy^[35]. Oldboy was distributed by video on demand^[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include suicide^[37], revenge^[38], incest^[39], solitude^[40], and chase^[41]. Oldboy's part of the series is recorded as The Vengeance Trilogy^[35].

Reception

Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3], a class of award^[42], in France^[43], founded in 1967^[44] and Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[4], a class of award^[45], in Spain^[46], founded in 1971^[47]. Reviews include 7.4/10^[48], 83%^[49], 78/100^[50], 8.3/10^[51], 82%^[52], and 4.4/5^[53].

Why It Matters

Oldboy ranks in the top 0.44% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,050 views/month, #412 of 94,065).^[2] Oldboy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Oldboy is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

What awards did Oldboy receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3] and Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[4].