KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
How we tag
2005 · 115 min · R

Lady Vengeance

Directed by Park Chan-wook · Drama, Thriller

Lady Vengeance (2005) is a Drama film, directed by Park Chan-wook set in Seoul during the 1990s–2000s. It runs 115 minutes and is rated R.

A serial killer, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of revenge, grief & loss, and redemption play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Choi Seung-hyun
Cinematography
Chung Chung-hoon
Cast
Lee Young-aeChoi Min-sikKwon Yea-youngKim Si-hooNam Il-wooKim Byeong-okOh Dal-suLee Seung-shin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Setting

Premise & themes

Themes
RevengeGrief & LossRedemption
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction
  • 2018

    Burning

    Seoul — 2010s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Lee Chang-dong
  • 2022

    Decision to Leave

    Busan — 2010s
    Urban · Coastal Sea · Mountaindir. Park Chan-wook
  • 2003

    Oldboy

    South Korea — 1980s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Park Chan-wook
  • 2019

    Parasite

    Seoul — 2010s
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Bong Joon Ho
  • 2023

    Past Lives

    Seoul · New York City — 1990s · 2010s · 2020s
    Urbandir. Celine Song
  • 2006

    The Host

    Seoul — 2000s
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Bong Joon Ho