Oldboy
“15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.”
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
54 people
Choi Min-sik
Oh Dae-su
Known for
Lucy
I Saw the Devil
Yoo Ji-tae
Lee Woo-jin
Known for
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Healer
Kang Hye-jung
Mi-do
Known for
Welcome to Dongmakgol
Lucid Dream
Kim Byeong-ok
Mr. Han
Known for
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Because This Is My First Life
Ji Dae-han
No Joo-hwan
Known for
Rugal
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Kim Byung-ok
Mr. Han
Oh Dal-su
Park Cheol-woong
Known for
Squid Game
The Host
Lee Seung-shin
Yoo Hyung-ja
Known for
Lady Vengeance
Shiri
Yoon Jin-seo
Lee Soo-ah
Known for
A Model Family
Revenger
Oh Tae-kyung
Young Dae-su
Known for
My Way
R-Point
Yoo Yeon-seok
Young Woo-jin
Known for
When the Phone Rings
Mr. Sunshine
You Il-han
Young Joo-hwan
Known for
Cyrano Agency
Park Chan-wook Director · Hwang Jo-yoon Screenplay Im Joon-hyung Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Park Chan-wook
Screenplay
Hwang Jo-yoon
Screenplay
Im Joon-hyung
Author
Nobuaki Minegishi
Author
Garon Tsuchiya
Composer
Choi Seung-hyun
Composer
Shim Hyun-jung
Composer
Lee Ji-soo
Cinematographer
Chung Chung-hoon
Editor
Kim Sang-bum
Editor
Kim Jae-beom
Production designer
Ryu Seong-hie
Costume designer
Cho Sang-kyung
Costume designer
Kwak Jung-ae
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $3M · United States release March 11, 2005
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,500,000
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
Show East
Production
Egg Film
Production
Cineclick Asia
Production
Egg Films
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
올드보이
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · November 21, 2003
Theatrical
United States · March 11, 2005
Theatrical · Cleveland International Film Festival
United States · September 5, 2023
Digital · 4K restoration
United States
January 26, 2005 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Argentina
November 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical
February 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
July 28, 2022 · Theatrical · 4K remaster
December 7, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Austria
October 17, 2004 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 2004 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 15, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
July 4, 2004 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
December 2, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
Denmark
August 28, 2004 · Premiere · Copenhagen International Film Festival
May 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
September 18, 2004 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
March 24, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
May 15, 2004 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 28, 2004 · Theatrical
April 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
December 23, 2005 · Physical · UMD
September 22, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 11, 2016 · Digital · VOD
October 22, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
October 22, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
August 13, 2004 · Premiere · Berlin Fantasy Filmfest
September 2, 2004 · Theatrical
March 3, 2026 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Hong Kong SAR China
September 30, 2004 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival
October 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 7, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Ireland
October 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
October 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
May 6, 2005 · Theatrical
June 9, 2021 · Theatrical · 4K Re-release
Japan
November 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 11, 2004 · Theatrical
April 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 14, 2004 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival, October 14-20
November 23, 2004 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
October 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
September 5, 2023 · Digital · 4K restoration
Russia
June 24, 2004 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
November 18, 2004 · Theatrical
June 1, 2005 · Physical
January 23, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
October 14, 2004 · Theatrical
April 21, 2022 · Theatrical · re-release
August 17, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
May 14, 2004 · Physical · Standard Edition DVD
November 24, 2004 · Physical · Ultimate Edition DVD
December 17, 2004 · Physical · Final Edition DVD
October 21, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical · re-release
November 7, 2016 · Physical · Plain Archive Exclusive SteelBook Blu-ray (#1-#3)
December 30, 2016 · Physical · Plain Archive Limited Deluxe Box Edition SteelBook Blu-ray (#4)
Spain
December 2, 2004 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival, December 2-11
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 23, 2004 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 13, 2005 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival, January 13-24
Türkiye
October 11, 2004 · Premiere · Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week
October 15, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 2004 · Theatrical
February 28, 2005 · Physical · 2 Disc Special Edition DVD
February 1, 2007 · Physical · Single Disc DVD
October 22, 2007 · Physical · Tartan Video Blu-ray
October 21, 2013 · Physical · The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
October 7, 2019 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray
December 9, 2019 · Physical · Arrow Video The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
January 25, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
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