The Vengeance Trilogy

The Vengeance Trilogy
The Vengeance Trilogy
	The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
Directed by	Park Chan-wook
Screenplay by	Park Chan-wook (1–3); Lee Jae-sun (1); Lee Jong-yong (1); Lee Mu-yeong (1); Hwang Jo-yun (2); Lim Chun-hyeong (2); Jeong Seo-Gyeong (3);
Produced by	Lee Jae-sun (1); Lim Jin-gyu (1); Kim Dong-joo (2); Lim Seung-yong (2); Cho Young-wuk (3); J. J. Harris (3); Beth Kono (3); Lee Chun-yeong (3); Lee Tae-hun (3);
Starring	Choi Min-sik (2–3); Song Kang-ho (1); Shin Ha-kyun (1); Bae Doona (1); Lee Young-ae (3); Kim Shi-hoo (3); (See below);
Cinematography	Chung Chung-hoon (2–3); Kim Byeong-il (1);
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum (1–3); Kim Jae-bum (3);
Music by	Jo Yeong-wook (2); Choi Seung-hyun (3);
Production; companies	CJ Entertainment (1); Studio Box (1); Egg Films (2); Show East (2); CJ Capital Investment (3); Centurion Investment (3); Ilshin Capital Investments (3); Korea Capital Investment (3); Moho Films (3); Samsung Venture Capital (3); TSJ Entertainment (3);
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment (1, 3); Tartan Films (US/UK); Show East (2);
Release date	2002–2005
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean (1–3); English (3); Japanese (3);
Budget	Total (3 films): ; $11.5 million
Box office	Total (3 films): ; $40.7 million

The Vengeance Trilogy (Korean: 복수 삼부작) is a South Korean thematically-linked film trilogy directed by Park Chan-wook, comprising Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Each film deals with the themes of revenge,^[7] ethics,^[8] violence and salvation. The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy by international critics due to their thematic links.^[9]^[10] The trilogy is considered a revision of the European revenge tradition set amid the 21st century globalization traumas in South Korea.^[11]

^ Boksuneun naui geot (2002) - Box office / business
^ Oldeuboi (2003) - Box office / business
^ Associated, The (13 March 2014). "Movies | Movie Times | Tickets Online | MoviesTrailers - Moviefone.com". Screened.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^ "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Oldboy (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Lady Vengeance (2006)". Box Office Mojo. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ Choe, Steve (2009). "Love Your Enemies: Revenge and Forgiveness in Films by Park Chan-wook". Korean Studies. 33: 29–51. ISSN 0145-840X. JSTOR 23719259.
^ Herbert, D. (2012). "Trilogy as Third Term: Historical Narration in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy". Film trilogies : new critical approaches. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 181–197. doi:10.1057/9780230371972_10. ISBN 978-0-230-37197-2.
^ Park Chan-Wook’s “Vengeance Trilogy” Archived 14 July 2012 at archive.today at the Dryden Theatre.
^ Film Review: The Vengeance Trilogy Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine by film critic Richard Peña at Cine21 (in Korean)
^ Dodson-Robinson, Eric (2019). "Agents of the Other in Chan-wook Park's The Vengeance Trilogy". Revenge, Agency, and Identity from European Drama to Asian Film Agents of Vengeance. Leiden: BRILL. p. 128. doi:10.1163/9789004401280_008. ISBN 9789004401280.

[1] Boksuneun naui geot (2002) - Box office / business

[2] Oldeuboi (2003) - Box office / business

[3] Associated, The (13 March 2014). "Movies | Movie Times | Tickets Online | MoviesTrailers - Moviefone.com". Screened.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

[mojo1-4] "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[mojo2-5] "Oldboy (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[mojo3-6] "Lady Vengeance (2006)". Box Office Mojo. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[7] Choe, Steve (2009). "Love Your Enemies: Revenge and Forgiveness in Films by Park Chan-wook". Korean Studies. 33: 29–51. ISSN 0145-840X. JSTOR 23719259.

[8] Herbert, D. (2012). "Trilogy as Third Term: Historical Narration in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy". Film trilogies : new critical approaches. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 181–197. doi:10.1057/9780230371972_10. ISBN 978-0-230-37197-2.

[9] Park Chan-Wook’s “Vengeance Trilogy” Archived 14 July 2012 at archive.today at the Dryden Theatre.

[10] Film Review: The Vengeance Trilogy Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine by film critic Richard Peña at Cine21 (in Korean)

[11] Dodson-Robinson, Eric (2019). "Agents of the Other in Chan-wook Park's The Vengeance Trilogy". Revenge, Agency, and Identity from European Drama to Asian Film Agents of Vengeance. Leiden: BRILL. p. 128. doi:10.1163/9789004401280_008. ISBN 9789004401280.

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The Vengeance Trilogy
The Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray
Directed by	Park Chan-wook
Screenplay by	Park Chan-wook (1–3) Lee Jae-sun (1) Lee Jong-yong (1) Lee Mu-yeong (1) Hwang Jo-yun (2) Lim Chun-hyeong (2) Jeong Seo-Gyeong (3)
Produced by	Lee Jae-sun (1) Lim Jin-gyu (1) Kim Dong-joo (2) Lim Seung-yong (2) Cho Young-wuk (3) J. J. Harris (3) Beth Kono (3) Lee Chun-yeong (3) Lee Tae-hun (3)
Starring	Choi Min-sik (2–3) Song Kang-ho (1) Shin Ha-kyun (1) Bae Doona (1) Lee Young-ae (3) Kim Shi-hoo (3) (See below)
Cinematography	Chung Chung-hoon (2–3) Kim Byeong-il (1)
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum (1–3) Kim Jae-bum (3)
Music by	Jo Yeong-wook (2) Choi Seung-hyun (3)
Production companies	CJ Entertainment (1) Studio Box (1) Egg Films (2) Show East (2) CJ Capital Investment (3) Centurion Investment (3) Ilshin Capital Investments (3) Korea Capital Investment (3) Moho Films (3) Samsung Venture Capital (3) TSJ Entertainment (3)
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment (1, 3) Tartan Films (US/UK) Show East (2)
Release date	2002–2005
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean (1–3) English (3) Japanese (3)
Budget	Total (3 films): $11.5 million^[1]^[2]^[3]
Box office	Total (3 films): $40.7 million^[4]^[5]^[6]