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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance AKA Boksuneun Naui Geot AKA Sympathy For Mister Vengeance (2002)
The story of a deaf mute who is laid off, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant.Director: Park Chan-Wook
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette (29:57)
Film notes
Filmographies
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers for "Happiness Of The Katakuris", "City Of Lost Souls", "Nowhere To Hide", "A Snake Of June", "Dark Water" and "Shiri" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
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Extras:"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette (29:57)
Theatrical trailer (1:49)
Bonus trailers for "Old Boy", "Battle Royale II", "Infernal Affairs", "Infernal Affairs II" and "A Tale Of Two Sisters" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.21:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS-ES 6.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in cardboard slipcase with a 4-page booklet containing film notes by journalist/broadcaster Jamie Russell.
NTSC/PAL conversion.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
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Extras:"First Look at Lady Vengeance" featurette (2:32)
Photo gallery (23 pics)
Theatrical trailer (1:26)
Bonus trailers
- "Oldboy" (1:38)
- "H" (2:04)
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Subtitles:English and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.27:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a cardboard slipcase with a "Tartan Preview" disc containing footage from other Tartan releases (~35min).
Case incorrectly states the inclusion of a "Behind-the-Scenes' featurette.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
DISC TWO
"Jonathan Ross on Park Chan-wook" featurette (16:55)
"The Process of Mr. Vengeance" featurette (32:03)
"My Boksu Story" interviews with actors (17:23)
"Staff" interviews with technical crew (21:49)
"Moving Continuity" animated storyboards (9:58)
Photo slideshow (12:34)
International theatrical trailer (1:48) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.38:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1 (768Kbps)
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in the "Vengeance Trilogy" boxset containing "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Oldboy" and "Lady Vengeance" in three Digi-Packs in a cardboard slipcase.
Non-progressive transfer. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
Bonus trailers
- "New Dragon Gate Inn" (0:57)
- "Green Snake" (1:16)
- "Don't Play with Fire" (1:00)
- "We're Going to Eat You" (0:45)
- "Butterfly Murders" (0:52)
- "Once Upon a Time in China III" (1:07)
- "Once Upon a Time in China IV" (1:08)
- "Encounters of the Spooky Kind" (0:34)
DVD credits
DISC TWO
Interview with director Park Chan-Wook (15:13)
"Making Of" featurettes:
- "Dactylology" (5:23)
- "Star Review" ["On the Set"] (8:27)
- "Special Makeup" (6:51)
- "Cameo Role" (11:08)
Interviews with actors:
- Song Kang-Ho (4:52)
- Shin Ha-Kyun (3:17)
- Bae Doo-na (3:20)
- Lim Jee-eun (3:03)
- Han Bo-bae (2:39)
Interviews with technical crew:
- Technical direction (12:40)
- Art direction (9:07)
"Sound and music" featurettes:
- "Sound effects and mixing" (1:43)
- "Composer Uhuhboo Project" (3:13)
- "Main Theme" (5:33)
Animated storyboards:
- "Trafiquants" (1:22)
- "River" (4:22)
- "Anarchists" (4:05)
Biographies and filmographies for:
- Song Kang-Ho (Actor)
- Shin Ha-Kyun (Actor)
- Bae Doo-na (Actress)
- Park Chan-wook (Director)
Theatrical trailer (1:46)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Extras:Bonus trailers
- Hero Wanted (1:47)
- Chocolate (2:46)
- The Call 3 Final (0:41)
- A Tale Of Two Sisters (1:59)
- Backwoods (2:42)
- The Professional (2:09)
- Die Kovak Verschwörung (1:28)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Mastered from an HD transfer.
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Extras:"Behind-the-scenes" featurette (29:53)
German Trailer (1:46)
Korean Trailer (1:43)
Bonus Trailers
- Dummy (1:55)
- Casshern (2:03)
- Ghost (1:40)
- Gozu (1:27)
- H (1:55)
- New Blood (2:04)
- No Blood, No Tears (1:56)
- Save the Green Planet (2:18)
- Scarlet Letter (2:23)
- Six Ways to Sunday (1:57)
- Though Luck (1:12)
- To Catch a Virgin Ghost (0:54)
- Unborn But Forgotten (1:46)
- Undead (2:30) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers
DISC TWO
Interviews
– Song Kang-Ho
– Shin Ha-Kyun
– Bae Du-Na
– Lim Ji-Eun
– Han Bo-Bae
"On the music" featurettes
– Soundscapes
– Uhuhboo project
– The main theme
Making-of featurettes
– Dactylology
– Guest appearences
– The set
– The make-up
"The Technical Equipment" featurette
"Meet Park Chan-Wook" featurette
Storyboards
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Extras:Interviews
Cast and crew biographies
Bonus trailers for "Phone", "Yesterday", "Fulltime Killer" and "When the last sword is drawn" -
Subtitles:Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD menus are in English.
The interviews are in Korean with English subtitles and the biographies are in English. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
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Extras:"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette (29:58)
Image gallery
Theatrical trailer (1:48)
Bonus trailers for "Battle Royale 2" and "Arahan" -
Subtitles:Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.24:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
DISC TWO
"Jonathan Ross on Park Chan-wook" featurette (16:55)
"The Process of Mr. Vengeance" featurette (32:06)
"My Boksu Story" interviews with actors (17:23)
Interviews with technical crew (21:51)
Animated storyboards (9:59)
Theatrical trailer (1:49) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in the "Vengeance Trilogy" boxset containing "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Oldboy" and "Lady Vengeance" in a 6-Disc Digi-Pack.
Also available in a "Deluxe Edition" coming in a purple cardboard box and containing a laser-engraved "OldBoy" hammer/bottle opener, "Lady Vengeance" gun blueprint poster and three lobby cards, one for each film.
Case incorrectly states the running time as 121 min. -
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Extras:Photo gallery
Cast and crew information
Theatrical trailer (1:46) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:1.81:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook
DISC TWO
4 Interviews
"The Process of Mr. Vengeance" featurettes:
- "Dactylology" (5:20)
- "Star Review" (8:20)
- "Special Makeup" (6:50)
- "Cameo Role" (10:30)
"My Boksu Story" 5 interviews with actors (~15min)
"Staff" interviews with technical crew (21:45)
- Technical direction (~12min)
- "The Gasumi" art direction (~10min)
"Moving Continuity" animated storyboards (~10min)
4 Photo slideshows
Crew information
Production notes
International theatrical trailer (1:41) -
Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:2.25:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All the extras are in Korean without any subtitles.
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Easter eggs:In "The Process of Mr. Vengeance", highlight "Special Features", go down and press enter to access a menu containing an interview and clips from "Four Million Blows".
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Extras:Cast interviews
4 featurettes
Image gallery
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers
– One Take Only
– Versus
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
– R1 "Vengeance Trilogy Boxset" has the "Jonathan Ross on Park Chan-wook" featurette and photo slideshow, but the transfer is non-progressive.
– R2 UK "Vengeance Trilogy Boxset" has only the "Jonathan Ross on Park Chan-wook" featurette but seems to be progressive.
– R2 France isn't English-friendly at all, but it offers an interview with director Park Chan-wook as well as "Music and sound" featurettes.
– R3 Korea has presumably the same extras than the French edition, with additional photo slideshows and production notes, but it has only English subtitles for the movie itself and is reframed at 2.25:1.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts.
- R0 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (121:00 NTSC->PAL)
- R1 America- Tartan Video - No cuts.
- R1 Vengeance Trilogy America- Palisades Tartan - No cuts (120:52 NTSC).
- R2 Édition Collector Limitée France- HK Video - No cuts (116:16 PAL).
- R2 Germany- 3L Film - No cuts (116:07 PAL).
- R2 Germany- I-On New Media / Splendid - No cuts (121:02 NTSC->PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- I-On New Media - No cuts (121:02 NTSC->PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts.
- R2 Spain- Manga Films - No cuts (120:57 NTSC-PAL).
- R2 Vengeance Trilogy United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (116:07 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Edko - No cuts (120:52 NTSC).
- R3 South Korea- CJ Entertainment - No cuts (120:52 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Eastern Eye - No cuts (116 min PAL).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 09/06/04
Comparison last updated by Mikael_Pitkänen on 01/11/19UPDATE LOG:
01/05/10: Addition of R1 Vengeance Trilogy Boxset and comparison clean-up.
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23/08/12: Addition of the R2 Spanish and German and R4 Australian edition.
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