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The line on the painting of Dae-su's cell reads "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you w [...]	D
There are constant parallels between Mi-do and Soo-ah, Woo-Jin's sister, throughout the film. One of [...]	D
Oh Dae-su is imprisoned on the 7Â½ floor of a building. This may be a tip of the hat to Essere Joh [...]	D
The episode Preacher: Deviant (2019) of the show Preacher (2016), where Jesse Custer has a continuou [...]	D
Ranked number 29 non-English-speaking film in the critics' poll conducted by the BBC in 2018.	D
(at around 50 mins) During the scene in the cyber cafe, the extras in the background are playing the [...]	D
The name Dae-su Oh (Read as Oh Dae-su in Korean way) originated from Oedipus, the tragic hero in Gre [...]	D
Based on Japanese Manga "Oldboy" by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya.	D
(at around 34 mins) The telephone number (08-6600330) which is supposed to go to Oh Dae-su's daughte [...]	D
(at around 1 min) Park Chan-wook wanted a documentary feel during the police station scene by using [...]	D
(at around 2 mins) According to the cast commentary, Choi Min-sik wanted the cameraman to follow his [...]	D
(at around 29 mins) Dae-su Oh bangs his head right after stopping Mi-do from reading his diary. This [...]	D
The last scenes of the movie (with snow and footsteps) were filmed in New Zealand. After the ending [...]	D
(at around 8 mins) When talking about sleeping gas used by Russian special forces, Oh Dae-su refers [...]	D
Although they are supposed to be high school classmates, the actor playing Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) [...]	D
Choi Min-sik is a Buddhist and had to pray after eating the octopi.	D
(at around 1h 55 mins) The mountain at the final scene is Mount Tinline and it's shot from Mount Lyf [...]	D
In the quiet scenes of the movie, the shots usually last about 10-15 seconds. In the action scenes, [...]	D
Choi Min-sik trained for six weeks and lost twenty pounds to get in shape for the role of Dae-su, an [...]	D
(at around 1h 16 mins) The flashback sequence when Oh Dae-su visits his former school was color corr [...]	D
(at around 1 min) Scenes at the police station with drunken and disorderly Dae-su Oh were the very l [...]	D
(at around 1h 2 mins) If you pause at the scene where there is a fade to between Mi-do's apartment t [...]	D
The recurring painting on the wall of Oh Dae-su's confinement complex is "The Man of Sorrow" by Belg [...]	D
(at around 1h 18 mins) In the flashback scene where Dae-su Oh first speaks to Lee Soo-ah, Lee Soo-ah [...]	D
The anthem of Oh Dae-su's and Lee Woo-Jin's school is that of Choi Min-sik's school.	D
Despite the movie's depiction of graphic (but mostly offscreen) violence, only seven characters die [...]	D
There are many instances of cosmic justice throughout the film. Dae-su's character talks too much, s [...]	D
Yoo Ji-tae had to learn yoga for this movie.	D
(at around 1h 50 mins) The shot at the near end of Woo-jin holding the hand of his sister at the dam [...]	D
Han Suk-kyu was considered of the role Woo-Jin Lee at the recommendation of Choi Min-sik, but turned [...]	D
(at around 27 mins) Four live octopodes were eaten for the scene with Dae-su in the sushi bar, a sce [...]	D
(at around 24 mins) The restaurant that Mi-do works in is called "Mediterranean", which is the name [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
(at around 1h 27 mins) The code for the elevator to the penthouse is 0604. When entered in the offic [...]	D
This is the second one of director Park Chan-wook's "Revenge Trilogy". The first is Mr. Vendetta (20 [...]	D
(at around 1h 26 mins) The phrase "Like the gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like the bird from [...]	D
(at around 43 mins) The famous one-take corridor scene was shot in three days. No CGI was used to cl [...]	D
(at around 37 mins) The main inspiration (outside of the manga that it is based on) for the story is [...]	D

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