Oldboy (2003)
Asian, specifically Chinese, Hong Kong and Japanese, film has recently crept into the American consciousness. Films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Hero to the more recent Asian horror films of Ringu and Ju-on [which were remade by Hollywood into The Ring and The Grudge respectively] have made big bucks at the North American box office. Oldboy, directed by Park Chanwook (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, If You Were Me), is a South Korean import dripping with music video style.
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