My HanCinema | Sign up, Why ? Your E-mail   Password    Auto| Help
HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database, discover the South Korean cinema and drama diversity Contact HanCinema HanCinema on TwitterFaceBook HanCinema PageHanCinema on Twitter

HanCinema news & updates by E-mail

Daily   Weekly

Good Morning President (DVD) (2-Disc) (Special Edition) (First Press Edition) (Korea Version)Starting October 5, 2009, whenever you place an order over US$50 at YesAsia.com, you will automatically receive a US$5 coupon good towards your next purchase! In addition, you will also receive a bonus US$5 coupon for our sister website, YesStyle.com. Both coupons have no minimum purchase restrictions and can be enjoyed with our other great promotions.
Your favorite Korean TV Drama DVDs are now available for as low as $12.99 - that's up to 84% off their regular prices! Choose from popular titles like One Fine Day, Over the Rainbow, Stairway to Heaven, Happy Together and The White Tower. Don't miss out on this amazing sale! Also, if you purchase any of these featured Korean Dramas, you can get a selected Korean Drama Soundtrack for 40% off the regular price!

Get an additionnal US$5 off with this code KVLMAS5 (until April 30)


YesStyle.com
US$5 off (order min. US$5) Coupon code HANSTYLE
Get a $10 off $20 order coupon, for first purchase and for HanCinema members only, so sign up, and get the coupon here
prischu essentials is all about fashion-forward individuality, combining basic wardrobe pieces to create a look that's unique, chic and effortlessly put together. Layering is the basic style philosophy behind prischu essentials, creating a look that works regardless of season or trend. prischu essentials' Classics is a collection of closet staples designed to be styled together. Complete your ensemble with a limited edition trend item from the Covets collection to instantly update your outfit. Getting the prischu essentials look is easy: Classics + Covets = The prischu essentials Layered Look.

prischu essentials: Essentially Style, Essentially Yours.Laneige - Korean Skincare
Girls Generation on iTunes Epik High on iTunes
Cineasie - Where West Meets East

Old Boy (Movie - 2003)

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community
Old Boy (올드보이)
E-card - Old Boy (올드보이)
올드보이 (Ol-deu-bo-i)

Directed by Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)

Screenplay by Hwang Jo-yoon (황조윤), Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)

Action Drama

120min | Release date in South Korea : 2003/11/21

One day in 1988, an ordinary man named OH Dae-su, who lives with his wife and adorable daughter, is kidnapped and later wakes up to find himself in a private makeshift prison. Dae-su makes numerous attempts to escape and to commit suicide, but they all end up in failure. All the while Dae-su asks himself what made a man hate him so much enough to i... More

Old Boy | Latest news

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Old Boy | VOD, Streaming and downloads

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Download it now

Old Boy | Pictures

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top
SmallestSmallMedium Slideshow, Slider
12345  2>
[Comics] Comics Evolve Into Source for Pop Culture Contents (Source) 2010/03/11
Satisfies pop culture's appetite for fantasy

Show off true value in various fields such as films, musicals, dramas, online games, etc.Korean comics have come under the spotlight as a source material for pop culture including films, musicals, dramas and games.

After the success of the 2003 drama Damo , which was based on Bang Hak-gi's comic strip, comic books such as "Full House" (Won Soo-yeon), "Princess Hours" (Park So-hee), "The War of Flower" (Heo Yeong-man) and "Le Grand Chef" (Heo Yeong-man) have been reborn as various formats. This is known as OSMU (One Source Multi Use).

In particular, comics are noted for their ability to satisfy pop culture's recent appetite for fantasy, as reflected in the popularity of Avatar.

Comic-based films pour out

The film version of Hyung Min-woo's "Priest", produced by Sony Entertainment, will be released in Hollywood this October. It fuses the Western genre with a battle between God and the devil. It is the first Korean comic whose fi... |More
[Century] Cool Korea: Creative Wave Rolls Across Asia (Source) 2010/03/07
By Andrew Salmon
Korea Times Columnist

This is the 10th in a 60-part series featuring 60

major events in Korea's modern history from 1884 till now. The project is part of the 60th anniversary of The Korea Times, which falls on Nov.1.

For South Korea, the last three years of the millennium would produce a parade of unthinkables.

At the end of 1997, a regional economic tsunami had threatened to swamp the achievements of the previous three decades.

Unemployment arrived in Korea, but by the end of 1998, the banks appeared to have

stabilized: Was the crisis over? No. In 1999, Daewoo Group, considered "too-big-to-fail", collapsed under debts of $80 billion. A second financial crisis cut a swath through the investment trust sector.

Things looked more promising politically. Kim Dae-jung won the presidency at the end of 1997, the first opposition politician to reach the Blue House.

His brave new "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea bore its first fruit in 19... |More
Film Mother receives nominations at overseas film festivals (Source) 2010/03/03
Director Bong Joon-ho's movie "Mother - 2009" (2009) continues to receive favorable reviews at international festivals abroad.

A thriller about a mother's quest to free her handicapped son from a false charge of murder was recently awarded the Best East Meets West Cinema Award at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the United States in mid-February.

The movie already won two other international awards last year: for the best screenplay in the Asia-Africa film category at the 6th Dubai International Festival (Dec. 9 - 16) in the United Arab Emirates and the Signis Grand Prix (granted by the World Catholic Association for Communication) at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina (Nov. 7-15).

At the above-mentioned Argentine film festival, "Mother - 2009" was praised "For being a complete work, which explores what a mother is capable of doing when she is determined to protect her son. The director questions it, and he does it from an ethical ... |More
Korea's forbidden lovers of film return 2010/02/25
Since Oedipus, entertainers have been telling stories of forbidden romance - and they've been rewarded with thrilled audiences gasping for more. By that metric alone, the new Korean film "Secret Love", which will be released next month, is already a hit, since it features a love triangle between one woman and two twin brothers.

Yeon-yi, played by actress Yoon Jin-seo, has been married for just over two months, but her husband, Jin-woo, played by Yoo Ji-tae, has fallen into a coma, and she grows lonely and tired of taking care of him.

One day, Yeon-yi encounters Jin-ho (also played by Yoo), her husband's identical twin brother, and the two can't resist each other.

Of course, when Jin-woo wakes up from his coma, things aren't so simple.

Apart from its soap opera theme, "Secret Love" marks the reunion of two dazzling actors: Yoo, famous for his sunshine smile, and the pale-skinned beauty Yoon created buzz even before filming began, since they also played one of Korean cinema's... |More
Kang Hye-jeong's Movie Picks (Source) 2010/02/18


Korean actress Kang Hye-jeong [photographed by Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]


Kang Hye-jeong has experienced quite a curve during her career as a movie star. The unpredictability in her career shows how eventful the journey was from her starting point leading up to the present. Watching her play the role of Yuki in her debut film "The Butterfly" -- it was directed by Moon Seung-wook and showed Kang's potential as an actor -- makes it hard to think of anyone better for the part. The film "Old Boy", which implanted her name in peoples' minds, also falls into the masterpiece category. Her character Mido in "Old Boy" proclaimed that Kang cannot be fit into a stereotype that had been est... |More

12345678910>>  2>

Old Boy | Reviews

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top
Patrick Frater / Screendaily... 2003/12/14

Old Boy | Facts

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top
 Produced by
 Kim Dong-joo (김동주)
Production
Showeast (쇼이스트)
Distribution
Showeast (쇼이스트)
International sales
CineClickAsia (CineClickAsia)
Staff
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Lee Gye-byeok (이계벽)
 Assistant director
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Jo Yeong-wook (조영욱)
 Musician
 Kim Sang-beom (김상범)
 Editor
 Kim Jae-beom (김재범)
 Editor
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Jeong Sik (정식)
 Production department
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Ryoo Seong-hee (류성희)
 Art director
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Lee Jeon-ho (이전호)
 Poster designer
Kang Hae-min<br />(강해민)  Yong-ih (용이)
 Trailer
 Baek Dong-hyeon (백동현)
 Martial arts team
Technics
120 min 35mm Cinemascope (2.35)
Web site
www.oldboy2003.co.kr... ( English )
Videos
Trailer
Trailer
Music video
On the set video
On the set video
Festival(s) & award(s)
Sales or release dates & Box Office
Release date in South Korea : 2003/11/21
 Scandinavia 
 France 
 United Kingdom 
 Belgium 
 Netherlands 
 Japan 
 Australia 
 New Zealand 
 Luxembourg 
 Korea, South - 2003/11/21
Source http://www.cineclickasia.com

One day in 1988, an ordinary man named OH Dae-su, who lives with his wife and adorable daughter, is kidnapped and later wakes up to find himself in a private makeshift prison. Dae-su makes numerous attempts to escape and to commit suicide, but they all end up in failure. All the while Dae-su asks himself what made a man hate him so much enough to imprison him without any reason. While suffering from his debacle, Dae-su becomes shocked when he watches the news and hears that his beloved wife was brutally murdered. At this very moment, Dae-su swears to take revenge on the man who destroyed his happy life.
Fifteen years have passed and Dae-su is released with a wallet filled with money and a mobile phone. An unknown man calls Dae-su and asks him to figure out why he was imprisoned. In front of bewildered Dae-su, a girl named Mido appears and she promises to help him seek vengeance after hearing about his 15 years in confinement. With Mido¡¯s help, Dae-su begins to trace the guy and finally encounters the private prison where he discovers a cassette tape, which only says... "OH Dae-su talks too much¡¦¡± While Dae-su and Mido¡¯s search goes on, Dae-su finally runs face to face with his kidnapper. The culprit says there will be no way to find out the reason of his imprisonment if Dae-su kills him now. Instead, he proposes a game. He tells Dae-su that if he discovers the reason for his imprisonment in five days, then he will kill himself. If not, he will kill Mido. Only five days are given to Dae-su to find out the reason behind the guy¡¯s grudge against Dae-su. While doing so, hidden secrets about Dae-su and Mido's relationship are revealed.

Old Boy | Community

hancinema.net comments
Pages:

To participate to HanCinema, you must sign up or log in. Sign up, Why ?

Your reviews
Fan club  
  
Quick message
it was a so great movie ,one of my favorites , I feel the diroctor is Asian Tarantino
2009-10-24 03:35:58
2008-07-02 07:25:58
Oldboy & the host have shown a way for filmmakers to brave that first step & take a chance, hollywood is producing nothing but jack shit at the moment where fat executives change storylines & actors to accommodate popular trends, but there mis
Great movie, I specially liked the raw violent of it. Just like Tarantino movies. Amazing scenario and Outstanding performances by the Actors. A true 5 STAR movie
2007-09-15 06:11:21
2007-06-15 06:01:13
any filipino out here except me??? hello guys from all over the world..i idolize this actor
OUTSTANDING Actors Actress MASTER Director BEST Script
2007-06-10 15:01:15
2007-05-21 00:12:40
crazy movie had me on the edge of my seat ..what an ending 5 stars
12  2>
Message board

To participate to HanCinema, you must sign up or log in. Sign up, Why ?

Old message board

Old Boy (올드보이)

Next movie : : Old Man and the Land (길)Previous movie : : Oishi Man (오이시맨)Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top
Identity (ALBUM+DVD)(Japan Version)
By Cédric Collemine | Privacy policy | Contact | Advertise on HanCinema globally and locally