"15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance."

2003

2h 0m

8.2(10173 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Choi Min-sik

Oh Dae-su

Yoo Ji-tae

Lee Woo-jin

Kang Hye-jung

Mi-do

Kim Byeong-ok

Mr. Han

Ji Dae-han

No Joo-hwan

Oh Dal-su

Park Cheol-woong

Lee Seung-shin

Hypnotist

Yoon Jin-seo

Lee Soo-ah

Oh Tae-kyung

Young Dae-su

Yoo Yeon-seok

Young Woo-jin

Creative team

Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Written by: Hwang Jo-yoon
Lim Joon-hyung
Produced by: Syd Lim

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