The movie is adapted from Kariba Mari’s Japanese manga “Iron Man Strong Dragon”.
It tells the story of a man who has been imprisoned for 15 years, and after gaining his freedom, he begins a difficult road to revenge, but in the end, discovers a brutal truth.
The movie is a masterpiece of violent aesthetic cinema. The fight scenes are brutal and realistic, making for a strong visual impact, and the script skillfully blends elements of suspense, thriller, violence, love and tragedy to create a story full of surprises and reversals.
2003 / South Korea / Drama Action Suspense Thriller / Park Chan-wook / Choi Min-sik Yoo Ji-tae
On his daughter’s birthday, a middle-aged man named Oh Dae-soo (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and disappears by an unknown person while he is on his way home drunk.
As a result, he is imprisoned in a mysterious private prison for no apparent reason.
Unsuccessful in his quest for death, Oh Dae-soo watches TV every day and eats fried dumplings for three meals.
Through the TV, he learns that his wife has been killed, his daughter is missing, and he is suspected of being the murderer.
As a result, Wu Daxiu begins to exercise, determined to take revenge, and spends 15 long years in prison.
When Wu secretly digs through the wall, he is released one day and is able to see the light of day again.
He is desperate to find out why he was kidnapped and imprisoned, and embarks on a frantic plan of revenge.
He meets a young sushi waitress (Kang Hye-jeong) and uses an old school friend to track down his enemy, successfully punishing the prison guard (Oh Dal-suk).
At the same time, Lee Yoo-jin (Yoo Ji-tae), the man behind all this, also emerges. ……
