Oldboy
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Oldboy
Summary
Oldboy is a film[1]. Oldboy ranks in the top 0.44% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,158 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].
- Nobuaki Minegishi wrote the screenplay for Oldboy[11].
- Oldboy's composer is recorded as Jo Yeong-wook[12].
- Oldboy's genre is drama film[13].
- Oldboy's genre is thriller film[14].
- Oldboy's genre is mystery film[15].
- Oldboy's genre is action film[16].
- Oldboy's based on is recorded as Old Boy[17].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Choi Min-sik[18].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Yu Ji-tae[19].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Kang Hye-jung[20].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Ji Dae-han[21].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Tae-kyung[22].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Yoon Jin-seo[23].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Dal-su[24].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Kim Byeong-ok[25].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Lee Dae-yeon[26].
- A cast member of Oldboy was Oh Kwang-rok[27].
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Release type: Album[28]
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Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]
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First release date: 2003-12-09[30]
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Genre(s): classical, electronic[31]
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Community tags: classical, electronic[32]
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MusicBrainz ID: 2cf486ec-ca18-37d2-b886-be541266f686[33]
Body
Authorship and Creation
Oldboy was produced by Kim Dong-ju[34]. Oldboy was directed by Park Chan-wook[6]. Screenwriters include Park Chan-wook[7], Hwang Jo-yun[8], Lim Jun-hyung[9], Garon Tsuchiya[10], and Nobuaki Minegishi[11]. Cast members include Choi Min-sik[18], Yu Ji-tae[19], Kang Hye-jung[20], Ji Dae-han[21], Oh Tae-kyung[22], and Yoon Jin-seo[23].
Publication
Publication dates include September 2, 2004[35], November 21, 2003[36], November 6, 2004[37], March 25, 2005[38], and 2003[39]. The original language of Oldboy was Korean[40]. Genres include drama film[13], thriller film[14], mystery film[15], and action film[16]. Series this is part of include The Vengeance Trilogy[41] and BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[42]. Oldboy was distributed by video on demand[43].
Subject and Themes
Main subjects include suicide[44], revenge[45], incest[46], solitude[47], and chase[48]. Series this is part of include The Vengeance Trilogy[41] and BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[42].
Reception
Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], a class of award[49], in France[50], founded in 1967[51] and Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[4], a class of award[52], in Spain[53], founded in 1971[54]. Reviews include 7.4/10[55], 83%[56], 78/100[57], 8.3/10[58], 82%[59], and 4.4/5[60].
Adaptations and Inspiration
After a work by Garon Tsuchiya[61] and Nobuaki Minegishi[62].
Why It Matters
Oldboy ranks in the top 0.44% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,158 views/month, #412 of 94,065).[2] Oldboy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Oldboy is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
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].