The Host (2006)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $88,489,643.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 25.784 |
Directed By
Bong Joon-ho
Crew
Bong Joon-ho
Baek Chul-hyun
Bong Joon-ho
Choi Yong-bae
Lee Byung-woo
Kim Hyung-koo
Ryu Seong-hie
Kang Jong-ik
Seo Myeong-seok
Yang Hae-gil
Kevin Rafferty
Kwak Tae-yong
Hwang Hyo-kyun
Joo Byeol
Kim Won-jung
Kwon Tae-ho
Lee Tae-yeong
Seo Ji-oh
Junyoung Jang
Jang Seok-ho
Lee Seung-chul
Kim Byeong-gi
Kim Sun-min
Karen Kelly
Cho Sang-kyung
Kim Byung-seo
Song Jong-hee
Yang Hong-sam
Cho Neung-yeon
Kim Hyun-woo
Lee Yong-gi
Han Jae-min
Kwak Jung-ae
Park Jae-wook
Kim Woo-taek
Joon H. Choi
Jeong Tae-sung
Katharine Kim
Lewis Taewan Kim
Miky Lee
John Jackson
Lee Hee-eun
Coll Anderson
Choi Tae-young
Sean Garnhart
Yasuaki Nakajima
Rob Nokes
Bill Orrico
Toby Barron
Toby Barron
John Cox
Liam Hardy
Liam Hardy
Heui-cheol Jang
Richard Mueck
Richard Mueck
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
David Renn
David Renn
Kyung-bo Yeo
Jeong Won-jo
Hah Jun-won
Jung Young-min
Lee Kang-san
Kim Jun-su
Yang Gil-yeong
Jung Sung-jin
Park Yong-gi
TOP 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
Paul Lazar
American Doctor
David Anselmo
Donald
Baek Do-bin
Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
Martin Lord Cayce
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Choi Dae-sung
Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Choi Doo-yeong
Man on Blind Date (uncredited)
Choi Jae-sup
Detective Agency Subordinate 1 (uncredited)
Jung Seo-yoon
Woman with Long Hair (uncredited)
Philip Hersh
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi
Isolation Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Jeong Hyeong-Ho
4th Mat 3 (uncredited)
Ji Ha-geon
Camera Phone Man (uncredited)
Moon Hee-Ra
Camera Phone Woman (uncredited)
Jeong Kang-hee
Mr. Yoon's Employee (uncredited)
Kim Bi-bi
Isolation Ward Nurse 1 (uncredited)
Kim Choo-wol
Woman crying (uncredited)
Kim Da-yeon
5th Mat Woman (uncredited)
Kim Hyo-sun
Quarantine Hospital Nurse 2 (uncredited)
Kim Jin-seon
Woman from Couple (uncredited)
Kim Nan-hee
Woman from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Kim Sang-jo
Old Security Guard (uncredited)
Kwon Bang-hyeon
Bride-to-be (uncredited)
Kwon Byung-gil
Doctor from Isolation Ward 1 (uncredited)
Kwon Hyeok-pung
Fisherman 1 (uncredited)
Lee Dong-yong
4th Mat 2 (uncredited)
Lee Eung-jae
Man from Couple (uncredited)
Lee Hoon-jin
Fat Man (uncredited)
Lee Jong-yoon
4th Mat 1 (uncredited)
Lee Seung-jin
Girl's Father (uncredited)
Min Kyung-jin
Altar Security (uncredited)
Clinton Morgan
Agent Yellow (uncredited)
Park Jeong-gi
Fumigation Truck Dyed-hir Man (uncredited)
Park Kyeong-mok
Groom-to-be (uncredited)
Park No-shik
Inquiry Officer
Ra Mi-ran
Woman Stomping Her Feet (uncredited)
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