The Host
“Man has made his newest predator.”
2006•R•2h 0m•7.0•Released
HorrorDramaScience Fiction
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Writer
Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon Ho, Hah Jun-won
Budget
$11M
Revenue
$88M
Languages
English, Korean
Studio
Chungeorahm Film
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Park Gang-du
Byun Hee-bong
Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Park Nam-joo
Ko A-sung
Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
The Monster (voice)
Lee Jae-eung
Se-jin
Lee Dong-ho
Se-joo
Yoon Je-moon
Homeless Man
Yim Pil-sung
Fat Guevara
Kim Roi-ha
Yellow Suit at Funeral
Koh Soo-hee
Hostage nurse
Kim Hak-seon
Civilian Military Kim
Scott Wilson
Douglas
Brian Rhee
Young Korean Doctor
Production
Company
Chungeorahm Film
Company
Showbox
Producer
Choi Yong-bae
Producer
Cho Neung-yeon
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