Lady Vengeance
“All she wanted was a peaceful life… they didn't give it.”
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
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Cast
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Lee Young-ae
Lee Geum-ja
Known for
Joint Security Area
Jewel in the Palace
Choi Min-sik
Mr. Baek
Known for
Oldboy
Lucy
Kwon Yea-young
Jenny
No other roles listed
Kim Si-hoo
Geun-shik
Known for
My Way
Veteran
Nam Il-woo
Detective Choi
Known for
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
Man in Love
Kim Shi-hoo
Geun-shik
Kim Byeong-ok
Preacher
Known for
Oldboy
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Kim Byung-ok
Preacher
Oh Dal-su
Mr. Chang
Known for
Squid Game
Oldboy
Lee Seung-shin
Park Yi-jeong
Known for
Oldboy
Shiri
Kim Bu-seon
Woo So-young
Known for
A Moment to Remember
Monster
Ra Mi-ran
Oh Su-hee
Known for
The Heirs
The Good Bad Mother
Park Chan-wook Director · Chung Seo-kyung Writer Choi Seung-hyun Composer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $4.5M · United States release September 30, 2005
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$23,803,308
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
TSJ Entertainment
Production
Ilshin Capital Investments
Production
Centurion Investment
Production
Moho Film
Production
CJ Entertainment
Production
CJ Investment
Production
CJ Capital Investment
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Korea Capital Investment
Production
Samsung Venture Capital
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
친절한 금자씨
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Korean
Release dates
Canada · July 29, 2005
Limited theatrical
South Korea · July 29, 2005
Theatrical
United States · September 30, 2005
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 2007
Digital · Place holder for Digital Release Date
Australia
August 3, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 2, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
France
November 16, 2005 · Theatrical
October 15, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
November 10, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
July 18, 2026 · Physical · UHD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
September 3, 2005 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
November 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 14, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Spain
August 10, 2007 · Theatrical · ICAA 119207
Sweden
March 17, 2006 · Premiere
United Kingdom
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
May 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 2, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 21, 2013 · Physical · The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
December 9, 2019 · Physical · Arrow Video The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
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