Kim Jee-woon made seven cuts totaling 80 to 90 seconds in order to receive a Korean over 18 restricted rating. Cuts were made to a scene of body parts being eaten by a dog and humans, and a human body being mutilated. Before the censorship, the Korean censors twice gave it a rating that would have prevented a video and mainstream theatrical release.

Do note that there are two separate cuts of the film in existence, the original Korean edit and the slightly shorter International Cut—presented here— which is actually the director's preferred edition. The changes between the two amount to some slightly rearranged scenes, longer shots of violence in the International cut, and a different song playing over the final scene. The biggest omission from this cut is a two-minute sex scene between Kyung- chul and the cannibal's wife, which you'll find—in its entirely—in the deleted scenes included here. Personally, I think cutting out this scene actually strengthens the film, as it plays into the whole idea that Kyung-chul can't get any "release" while Soo-hyun is tracking him.