Oldboy
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Oldboy is a critically acclaimed 2003 South Korean neo-noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, renowned for its brutal revenge story, stylish direction, and major influence on global cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oldboy canonical | 5 |
| Oldboy (2013 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Oldboy Context triple: [Korean film industry, notableFilm, Oldboy]
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Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder is a critically acclaimed South Korean crime thriller film that follows detectives investigating a series of brutal serial killings in the 1980s, blending dark humor with social commentary.
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K-PAX
K-PAX is a science fiction drama film about a mysterious psychiatric patient who claims to be an alien from a distant planet, adapted from Gene Brewer’s novel of the same name.
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C.
Memento
Memento is a behavioral design pattern that captures and externalizes an object's internal state so it can be restored later without violating encapsulation.
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D.
Memento
Memento is a 2000 neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, renowned for its non-linear narrative structure that explores memory, identity, and perception.
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In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical drama film about the wrongful conviction of the Guildford Four, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and Daniel Day-Lewis’s intense lead performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oldboy Target entity description: Oldboy is a critically acclaimed 2003 South Korean neo-noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, renowned for its brutal revenge story, stylish direction, and major influence on global cinema.
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A.
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder is a critically acclaimed South Korean crime thriller film that follows detectives investigating a series of brutal serial killings in the 1980s, blending dark humor with social commentary.
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B.
K-PAX
K-PAX is a science fiction drama film about a mysterious psychiatric patient who claims to be an alien from a distant planet, adapted from Gene Brewer’s novel of the same name.
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C.
Memento
Memento is a behavioral design pattern that captures and externalizes an object's internal state so it can be restored later without violating encapsulation.
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D.
Memento
Memento is a 2000 neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, renowned for its non-linear narrative structure that explores memory, identity, and perception.
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E.
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical drama film about the wrongful conviction of the Guildford Four, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and Daniel Day-Lewis’s intense lead performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Actor at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards
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Best Director at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards ⓘ Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Old Boy (manga) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | Japanese manga ⓘ |
| castMember |
Choi Min-sik
NERFINISHED
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Ji Dae-han NERFINISHED ⓘ Kang Hye-jung NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Byung-ok NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh Dal-su NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoo Ji-tae NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoon Jin-seo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipIssues | noted for extreme violence ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Chung Chung-hoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalRanking | frequently listed among the greatest films of the 2000s ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Show East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Kim Jae-bum
NERFINISHED
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Kim Sang-bum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalAward | Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalSelection | Official selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lady Vengeance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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mystery ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Oldboy (2013 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | global cinema ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Choi Min-sik
NERFINISHED
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Kang Hye-jung NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoo Ji-tae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lee Woo-jin
NERFINISHED
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Mi-do NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh Dae-su NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRatingUS | R ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Cho Young-wuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | single-take corridor hammer fight ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| partOf | The Vengeance Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man is imprisoned in a private cell for 15 years without knowing his captor or the reason, then released and given five days to find out why. ⓘ |
| posterTagline | 15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Kim Dong-ho
NERFINISHED
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Kim Dong-joo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Show East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2003-11-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Oldboy (2013 American remake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hwang Jo-yoon
NERFINISHED
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Im Joon-hyung NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt
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identity ⓘ incest ⓘ memory ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| violenceLevel | graphic ⓘ |
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Subject: Oldboy Description of subject: Oldboy is a critically acclaimed 2003 South Korean neo-noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, renowned for its brutal revenge story, stylish direction, and major influence on global cinema.
Referenced by (7)
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