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The Host

Original title: 괴물

Man has made his newest predator.

  • Movie
  • 2006
  • R
  • 2h

Directed by Bong Joon Ho

7.0

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7.0 out of 10 from 3,294 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Song Kang-ho

    Song Kang-hoPark Gang-du

  • Byun Hee-bong

    Byun Hee-bongPark Hie-bong

  • Park Hae-il

    Park Hae-ilPark Nam-il

  • Bae Doona

    Bae DoonaPark Nam-joo

  • Ko Asung

    Ko AsungPark Hyun-seo

  • Oh Dal-su

    Oh Dal-suThe Monster (voice)

  • Lee Jae-eung

    Lee Jae-eungSe-jin

  • Lee Dong-hoSe-joo

  • Yoon Je-moon

    Yoon Je-moonHomeless Man

  • Yim Pil-sung

    Yim Pil-sungFat Guevara

  • Kim Roi-ha

    Kim Roi-haYellow Suit at Funeral

  • Koh Soo-hee

    Koh Soo-heeHostage nurse

  • Park No-shik

    Park No-shikInquiry Officer

  • Kim Hak-sun

    Kim Hak-sunCivilian Military Kim

  • Scott Wilson

    Scott WilsonDouglas

  • Brian RheeYoung Korean Doctor

  • Paul Lazar

    Paul LazarAmerican Doctor

  • David Anselmo

    David AnselmoDonald

Director
Bong Joon Ho
Writer
Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon Ho and Hah Jun-won
Music
Lee Byung-woo
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo