I Saw the Devil
Abandon all compassion.
Country
Production
Budget
$6 000 000
Box office
$12 773 990
Director
Actors
Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Kuk-hwan, Cheon Ho-jin, Oh San-ha, Kim Yoon-seo, Nam Bo-ra, Lee Jun-hyuk, Lee Jun-hyeok, Yoon Chae-yeong
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Jae-young, Kim Hyun-woo
Camera operator
Lee Mo-gae
Composer
Mowg
Artist
Cho Hwa-sung
Audition
Editing
Nam Na-young, Kim Mi-young
Whole Team (49)
Whole Team (49)
Short description
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
What's left behind the scenes
- The South Korean version of the film had to be re-edited twice to receive an 18+ rating.
- The first lead role for actor Choi Min-sik following his protests and refusals to film due to foreign film quotas.
- The film's script was found and suggested to the director by actor Choi Min-sik, who played one of the lead roles.
- Cannibal (Choi Moo-son) tells his next victim that he will dismember her in the following order – arms, legs, head. It is in this very order that the vigilante (Lee Byung-hun) maims the maniac (Choi Min-sik): first breaking an arm, then cutting the Achilles tendon on a leg, and finally decapitating him.
- Filming took place in the Mokdong district of Seoul.
- There are two versions of the film: one for South Korean theatrical release and an international version. They differ in some scenes, runtime, and music.
- Actor Choi Min-sik, who played one of the main roles, found the film's script and suggested it to the director.
- This was Choi Min-sik's first leading role after his protests and refusal to act due to quotas on foreign films.
- The film's script was found and offered to the director by actor Choi Min-sik, who played one of the main roles.
- This was Choi Min-sik's first major role after his protests and refusals to act due to quotas on foreign films.
- The cannibal (Choi Moo-sung) tells his latest victim that he will butcher them in the following order: arms, legs, head. This is precisely the order in which the avenger (Lee Byung-hun) maims the maniac (Choi Min-sik): first breaking an arm, then severing the Achilles tendon in the leg, and finally taking his head.
- The working title of the film was “Subtropics” (Ayeoldae).
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