. It is based on the Japan
ese manga
of the same name
written by Nobuaki Minegishi
and Garon Tsuchiya
. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy
, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
and followed by Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
.
The film follows the story of one Oh Dae-su
, who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives.
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.
When the melody turns on, gas comes out. When the gas comes out, I fall asleep. I found out later it's the same Valium gas the Russians used on those Chechen terrorist|terrorists.
Anyone here with an AB blood type, raise your hand.
As I expected, I can't get along with anyone today either.
Erasing my memory and telling me to find the truth was cowardly. I won. So die like you promised.
Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. But, please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.
I thought I'd lived a simple life|life. But I've sinned too much
The TV is both a clock and a calendar. It's your school, your home, your church, your friend... [Dae-su masturbate|masturbates to a pop star onscreen] ... and your lover. But... my lover's song is too short.
If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?
Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?