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3 | ''Oldboy'' is a Japanese {{manga}} written by Garon Tsuchiya, illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi, and serialized from 1996 to 1998. It is perhaps best known as the basis for the [[Film/Oldboy2003 2003 South Korean film adaptation]] of the same name. |
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5 | Kidnapped without provocation, a man [[NoNameGiven identifying as Yamashita]] is kept in a tiny cell, with only a TV, bed and bathroom. Left with nothing to do but exercise and pass time, he spends ten years alone, only to find himself dressed, drugged and dumped in a public park without reason. Given plenty of money and a phone by his captors, Yamashita meets a young girl named Eri, finds his old friend Tsukamoto and even gets a job, but finds himself driven to track down those who imprisoned him. |
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7 | The manga was adapted into an award-winning Korean film directed by Creator/ParkChanWook, which was hugely successful and brought a new interest to the manga, allowing the series to be translated in 2005. The film was later given [[Film/Oldboy2013 an American remake in 2013]], directed by Creator/SpikeLee and starring Creator/JoshBrolin. This version was poorly received and a BoxOfficeBomb. |
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9 | '''Please note that, like its film counterpart, this manga involves several major twists and reveals''' '''''so watch for spoilers.''''' |
10 | %%Since the real names of the protagonist and antagonist are used as a reveal, please refer to them as Yamashita and Alias Dojima outside of spoiler text. |
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12 | !!This manga series contains examples of: |
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14 | * AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Alias Dojima and Yamashita gamble if the latter can figure out ''why'' he was imprisoned, with the stakes of [[spoiler:the loser dying (or, if Yamashita loses and runs, everyone he cares about dies).]] |
15 | * CrazyPrepared: Alias Dojima, who somehow has bugs planted in the right place beforehand on several occasions. |
16 | * CreepyChild: [[spoiler:Kakinuma. Even Yukio (read: '''his teacher''') harbored a dislike for him simply because he was so creepy.]] |
17 | * DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: Kakinuma's quest for revenge is all a result of Goto ''pitying him when they were children.'']] |
18 | * DoesntLikeGuns: Yamashita, who willingly throws away a gun at one point to prevent RecklessGunUsage. |
19 | * DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:The reason for Kakinuma imprisoning Goto is because he was the only person to ever pity him when they were children.]] |
20 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Kakinuma, who loses his gamble and decides to keep to his end of the bargain.]] |
21 | * GratuitousEnglish: Tsukamoto's bar is called "Moon Dog". |
22 | * TheJailer |
23 | * LeParkour: In one of the books, Yamashita loses one of Alias Dojima's thugs by running into a high building and ''jumping roof to roof.'' |
24 | * NoNameGiven: The protagonist and antagonist, who go by the names Yamashita/Mister and "Alias Dojima" until their real names are revealed ([[spoiler:Shinichi Goto]] and [[spoiler:Takaaki Kakinuma]] respectively). |
25 | ** Alias Dojima's spy never gets a real or fake name. |
26 | * PermaStubble: Yamashita [[spoiler:though he appears clean-shaven in the epilogue.]] |
27 | * PragmaticAdaptation: The premise remains the same between the manga and movie, but beyond that they differ completely. Even the [[TheStoic calm]] Yamashita from the manga is changed to the [[HairTriggerTemper almost psychopathic]] Oh Dae-su in the movie. Also, [[spoiler: no one except Kakinuma dies in the manga; in the film, there is literally a mountain of corpses left by Oh Dae-su]]. |
28 | * LeftHanging: [[spoiler:Despite Eri having a second level of post-hypnotic suggestion that may still dictate her actions, the group never find out what it is due to Kyoko disappearing.]] |
29 | * RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler:Both Goto and Yamashita invoke this, when pushed too hard and beaten respectively.]] |
30 | * SexySecretary: Kyoko Kataoka, Alias Dojima's assistant. [[spoiler:Her sexiness is even used to distract and control Tsukamoto when they start visiting Moon Dog.]] |
31 | * SmugSnake: Alias Dojima, who is constantly calm (even when [[spoiler: Goto snaps and starts punching him in the face]], he remains somewhat indifferent). |
32 | * TokenRomance: Yamashita and Eri. [[spoiler:It turns out it's a result of hypnosis.]] They get somewhat over it. |
33 | * TookALevelInBadass: Yamashita, who spent most of his ten-year imprisonment doing push-ups, sit-ups and shadow boxing. He even manages to beat up a group of thugs easily when he's released. |
34 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Kakinuma when Goto figures out why he imprisoned him.]] |
35 | * WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler:The epilogue of the series ends with Kakinuma dead, and Goto with Eri. However, Goto has a nightmare about Eri's second layer of hypnosis causing her to kill herself, prompting Goto to conclude that Kakinuma's game has yet to finish.]] |
36 | * WoundedGazelleGambit: Yamashita, wanting more money after being released, acts drunk to attract muggers [[TookALevelInBadass so he can mug them.]] |
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