The Host (2006)
Gwoemul (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 0min
- Drama, Horror
- 30 Mar 2007 (USA)
- Movie
A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
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Awards:
- 29 wins & 36 nominations.
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Cast
| Song Kang-ho | ... |
Park Gang-Doo
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| Byun Hee-Bong | ... |
Park Hie-bong
(as Byun Hee-bong)
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| Park Hae-il | ... |
Park Nam-il
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| Bae Doona | ... |
Park Nam-Joo
(as Bae Doo-na)
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| Ko Ah-sung | ... |
Park Hyun-seo
(as Ko A-sung)
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| Oh Dal-su | ... |
The Monster (voice)
(as Dal-su Oh)
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Lee Jae-eung | ... |
Se-jin
(as Jae-eung Lee)
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Dong-ho Lee | ... |
Se-joo
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| Yun Je-mun | ... |
Homeless Man
(as Je-mun Yun)
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| Pil-sung Yim | ... |
Fat Guevara
(as Pil-Sung Yim)
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| Kim Roe-ha | ... |
Hazmat Suit Man at Funeral
(as Roe-ha Kim)
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Yeon-su Yu | ... |
District officer Mr. Jo
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| Park No-shik | ... |
Inquiry officer
(as No-shik Park)
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Go Su-hee | ... |
Hostage nurse
(as Su-hee Go)
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| Scott Wilson | ... |
Douglas
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| Kim Hak-sun | ... |
Civilian Military Mr. Kim
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| Paul Lazar | ... |
American Doctor
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Brian Rhee | ... |
Young Korean Doctor
(as Brian Lee)
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| David Anselmo | ... |
Donald
(as David Joseph Anselmo)
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Seung-Ri Shin | ... |
Donald's girlfriend
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Kwon Byung-gil | ... |
Isolation Ward Doctor 1
(as Byung-gil Kwon)
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Jin-ho Son | ... |
Isolation Ward Doctor 2
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| Baek Do-bin | ... |
Skinny Man in Fumigation Truck
(as Do-bin Baek)
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Jeong-gi Park | ... |
Dyed-hair Man in Fumigation Truck
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| Jeong In-gi | ... |
Isolation Ward Doctor
(as In-gi Jeong)
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Park Jin-woo | ... |
Isolation Ward Constable
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| Maeng Bong-hak | ... |
Fisherman 1
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Son Jin-hwan | ... |
Fisherman 2
(as Jin-Hwan Son)
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Hyeok-poong Kwon | ... |
Mr. Yoon
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| Shin Hyun-jong | ... |
Mr. Yoon's friend
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| Jung Kang-hee | ... |
Mr. Yoon's Employee
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Yoo Seung-mok | ... |
Taxi Driver
(as Seung-mok Yoo)
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Eung-Jae Lee | ... |
Couple Man
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Jin-Sun Kim | ... |
Couple Woman
(as Da-yeong Kim)
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Kyeong-Mok Park | ... |
Groom-to-be
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Kwon Bang-hyeon | ... |
Bride-to-be
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Ba-da Kim | ... |
Photographer
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Sang-Jo Kim | ... |
Old Security Guard
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Doo-Yeong Choi | ... |
Man on Blind Date
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Kyeong-Ha Song | ... |
Woman on Blind Date
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Jong-Yoon Lee | ... |
4th Mat 1
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| Lee Dong-yong | ... |
4th Mat 2
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Hyeong-Ho Jeong | ... |
4th Mat 3
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Da-Yeon Kim | ... |
5th Mat Woman
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Ha-Geon Ji | ... |
Camera Phone Man
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Hee-Ra Moon | ... |
Camera Phone Woman
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Seo-Yoon Gong | ... |
Woman with long hair
(as Se-a Han)
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Hoon-Jin Lee | ... |
Fat Man
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| Ra Mi-ran | ... |
Woman Stomping Her Feet
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Ha-Neul Seo | ... |
Exchanged Girl
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| Son Yeong-soon | ... |
Grandmother from bus
(as Young-Soon Son)
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Seung-jin Lee | ... |
Girl's Father
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Dae-Sung Choi | ... |
Duck Boat Man
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| Kim Nan-hee | ... |
Duck Boat Woman
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| Min Kyung-jin | ... |
Altar Security Guard
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Choo-wol Kim | ... |
Crying Woman
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| Kim Bi-bi | ... |
Isolation Ward Nurse 1
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Hyo-Sun Kim | ... |
Quarantine Hospital Nurse 2
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| Choi Jae-sup | ... |
Detective Agency Subordinate 1
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Chang-Ryul Kim | ... |
Detective Agency Subordinate 2
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Kim Dae-Geun | ... |
Detective Agency Subordinate 3
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Yeol-Seok Sung | ... |
Infectious Disease Force 1
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| Jo Young-gyu | ... |
Detective 1
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Jo Deok-jae | ... |
Detective 2
(as Deok-jae Jo)
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Choi Gyo-sik | ... |
Detective 3
(as Gyo-sik Choi)
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Jong-jun Kim | ... |
Firing Police
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| Ko Chang-seok | ... |
Containment Assistant 1
(as Chang-Seok Ko)
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In-su Yu | ... |
Containment Assistant 2
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Wonjo Jeong | ... |
Wacky Male Protester
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Young-ju Seo | ... |
Wacky Female Protester
(as Yeong-ju Seo)
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Martin Lord Cayce | ... |
U.S. Senator
(as Martin E. Cayce)
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Clinton Morgan | ... |
A.Y Agent
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Il-gu Choi | ... |
News Anchor
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Won-Jang Kim | ... |
News Reporter
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Hyung-seo Yoo | ... |
News Reporter
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Byung-Hoon Kim | ... |
Voice Appearance (voice)
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Won-gi Hong | ... |
News Reporter
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Jeong-ae Song | ... |
Voice Appearance (voice)
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Kang Hee-Seon | ... |
A.Y Announcement
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Jin-Young Jo | ... |
Voice Appearance (voice)
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Cristen Cho | ... |
A.Y Announcement
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Jun-ho Lee | ... |
Voice Appearance (voice)
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Wang-woo Lee | ... |
News Reporter
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| Philip Hersh | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Directed by
| Bong Joon Ho | ||
Written by
| Bong Joon Ho | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Won-jun Ha | ... | (screenplay) (as Jun-won Ha) & |
| Chul-hyun Baek | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Joon-hwan Choi | ... | co-executive producer (as Joon H. Choi) |
| Yong-bae Choi | ... | producer |
| Junyoung Jang | ... | co-producer |
| Neung-yeon Joh | ... | producer |
| Lewis Taewan Kim | ... | co-producer (as Lewis Kim) |
| Woo-taek Kim | ... | executive producer |
| Miky Lee | ... | executive producer |
| Jeong Tae-sung | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Byung-woo Lee | ||
Cinematography by
| Hyung Koo Kim | ... | (as Hyung-ku Kim) |
Editing by
| Sun-Min Kim | ||
Editorial Department
| Jae-Min Han | ... | colorist |
| Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| John Jackson | ||
Production Design by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Art Direction by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hong-sam Yang | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Sang-gyeong | ||
Makeup Department
| Hwang Hyo-kyun | ... | special make-up |
| Hee Eun Lee | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Kwak Tae-yong | ... | special make-up |
Sound Department
| Coll Anderson | ... | sound designer |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr engineer |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | sound designer |
| Yasuaki Nakajima | ... | adr supervisor |
| Rob Nokes | ... | additional sound effects |
| Billy Orrico | ... | sound effects editor (as Bill Orrico) |
| Choi Tae-young | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Julie Anderson | ... | project coordinator |
| Toby Barron | ... | painter / sculptor |
| Brett Beacham | ... | foam latex fabricator / mold maker |
| Janine Bray | ... | hair technician |
| Teisha Brook | ... | project coordinator |
| John Cox | ... | animatronics supervisor: John Cox's creature Workshop |
| Liam Hardy | ... | painter / sculptor |
| Josh Head | ... | foam latex fabricator / mold maker |
| Tobias Jahke | ... | foam latex fabricator / mold maker |
| Heui-cheol Jang | ... | special creature effects |
| Byung-ki Kim | ... | special effects: Future Vision (as Kim Byung-kee) |
| Richard Mueck | ... | painter / sculptor |
| Cheryl Newton | ... | hair technician |
| Steven Parker | ... | painter / sculptor |
| James Paul | ... | animatronics / on-set technician |
| David Renn | ... | painter / sculptor |
| Steven Renn | ... | animatronics |
| Mark Sloane | ... | animatronics |
| Sonny Tilders | ... | animatronics |
Visual Effects by
| Christopher Abeyta | ... | production accountant |
| Lucile Abiven | ... | digital compositor: The Orphanage |
| Nithyan Abraham | ... | visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage |
| Douglas Aiken | ... | visual effects artist: The Orphanage |
| Shadi Almassizadeh | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Natalie Baillie | ... | compositor (as Natalie Nolan) |
| Traci Balthazor | ... | animator: The Orphanage |
| Robert Barker | ... | systems engineer |
| Justin Barrett | ... | visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage |
| Rob Bekuhrs | ... | digital compositor: The Orphanage |
| Kirstin Bradfield | ... | compositor |
| Hernán Bressan | ... | visual effects artist: The Orphanage |
| Cecile Tecson Broas | ... | digital compositor |
| Juan Bronson | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Glenn Bundesmann | ... | digital compositor |
| Daniela Calafatello | ... | modeler |
| Francis L. Camacho | ... | matchmove artist (as Francis Camacho) |
| Josh Cardenas | ... | digital artist (as Joshua Cardenas) |
| Elizabeth Carlon | ... | compositor: The Orphanage |
| Carrie Cassada | ... | visual effects editor |
| Irfan Celik | ... | lead look development artist |
| Wei Chin Chen | ... | matchmove artist |
| Jeremy Cho | ... | lead 2D paint artist / lead roto artist |
| Jae-cheon Choi | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| YouJin Choung | ... | compositor (as Youjin Cheung) |
| Brendan Coffey | ... | information technology director |
| Webster Colcord | ... | animation supervisor |
| Kathleen Cosby | ... | digital artist |
| Roger Cowland | ... | digital compositor: The Orphanage |
| Kevin Coyle | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Stéphane Cros | ... | creature rigger |
| Joe C. D'Amato | ... | support |
| Rif Dagher | ... | lead digital artist (as Rifaat Dagher) |
| Bruce Dahl | ... | animator |
| Pallavi Devabhaktuni | ... | digital paint and rotoscope artist: The Orphanage |
| Tim Dobbert | ... | matchmove supervisor |
| Rama Dunayevich | ... | publicist: The Orphanage |
| Greg Dunn | ... | systems engineer |
| Greg Durrett | ... | matchmove artist |
| Trina Espinoza | ... | digital artist |
| Katharine Evans | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Simon Eves | ... | software development |
| Nathan Fariss | ... | lead digital artist |
| Jesse Fernley | ... | compositor |
| Arin Finger | ... | visual effects producer |
| Amanda Finkelberg | ... | visual effects artist: The Orphanage |
| Sharon Fitzgerald | ... | recruiter |
| Marcelo G. García | ... | visual effects |
| Kate Geaghan | ... | support |
| David Gladstein | ... | software development |
| Daniel Gloates | ... | senior staff: The Orphanage |
| Juli Gumbiner | ... | manager of support and resource admin |
| Tyler Ham | ... | matchmove artist |
| Mark Hamilton | ... | digital artist |
| Jonathan Harman | ... | senior technical director |
| Marianne Heath | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Paul Hettler | ... | senior visual effects producer |
| Ki Jong Hong | ... | creature rigger / creature technical director |
| Sunghwan Hong | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Kevin Hoppe | ... | matchmover: The Orphanage |
| Lindsay M. Hoppe | ... | rotoscope artist (as Lindsay Anderson) |
| Jessica Hsieh | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Tony Hurd | ... | production operations manager: The Orphanage |
| Michael Larry Hutchinson | ... | visual effects assistant editor (as Michael Hutchinson) |
| Park Jae-wook | ... | digital artist (as JaeWook Park) |
| Michael Janov | ... | lead digital artist |
| Steve Jaworski | ... | lead compositor |
| Howard Jones | ... | compositing supervisor: The Orphanage |
| Sung-jin Jung | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Karen Kelly | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Kenny Khoo | ... | Stereo Supervisor |
| Brook Kievit | ... | modeler |
| Anne Kim | ... | digital compositor: The Orphanage |
| Kelly Kim | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Seryong Kim | ... | visual effects consultant |
| SeungJang 'Jack' Kim | ... | modeler |
| Makoto Koyama | ... | animator |
| Scott Kravitz | ... | animator |
| Heath Kraynak | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Michal Kriukow | ... | digital artist |
| Brian Kulig | ... | CG sequence supervisor / pipeline software developer |
| Jessica Lai | ... | matchmove artist |
| David H. Lam | ... | resource technical assistant (as David Lam) |
| Jeon Hyoung Lee | ... | visual effects (as Jeon-hyeong Lee) |
| Ju-won Lee | ... | digital compositor |
| Soyoun Lee | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Michael Lester | ... | matchmove artist |
| Marcus LeVere | ... | visual effects supervisor: The Orphange |
| Jimmy Lillard | ... | visual effects assistant editor |
| Kymber Lim | ... | visual effects consultant |
| Todd Lindo | ... | manager of support and resource admin |
| Ting Lo | ... | matchmoving artist (as Tiffany Lo) |
| Daniel Loeb | ... | animator |
| Jonathan Lyons | ... | animator |
| Kevin Mains | ... | resource technical assistant |
| Stuart T. Maschwitz | ... | senior staff: The Orphanage (as Stu Maschwitz) |
| Kyle McCulloch | ... | compositor |
| Dan McNamara | ... | senior staff: The Orphanage |
| Neil Michka | ... | lead animator |
| Matt Moses | ... | visual effects artist |
| Il Hwan Na | ... | digital compositor |
| Ross Nakamura | ... | roto/paint artist: The Orphanage |
| Shoban Narayanan | ... | visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage |
| Luke O'Byrne | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Michael Oregon | ... | support |
| Alex Orzulak | ... | resource technical assistant |
| David Parsons | ... | animator |
| Christopher Paul | ... | matchmove artist |
| David Petry | ... | matchmove artist |
| Alexander Pouchkarev | ... | modeler (as Sasha Pouchkarev) |
| Alex Prichard | ... | lead compositor |
| Ralph Procida | ... | digital artist |
| Kevin Rafferty | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Nina Rappaport | ... | visual effects consultant |
| Dav Rauch | ... | compositor |
| Aaron Rhodes | ... | rotoscope supervisor |
| Grover Richardson | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Corey Rosen | ... | creature supervisor |
| Jonathan Rothbart | ... | visual effects supervising consultant: The Orphanage |
| Salvador Ruiz | ... | animator: The Orphanage |
| Jesse Russell | ... | compositor |
| Marc Sadeghi | ... | executive visual effects producer |
| Moshe Sayada | ... | compositor |
| Joe Scarr | ... | digital artist |
| Andrew Schneider | ... | lead animator |
| Charles Schwartz | ... | matchmove artist (as Charlie Schwartz) |
| Stan Seo | ... | modeler |
| Nick Sinnott | ... | matchmove artist |
| Michael Spaw | ... | CG sequence supervisor |
| David Stern-Gottfried | ... | resource technical assistant |
| Scott Stewart | ... | senior staff: The Orphanage (as Scott Charles Stewart) |
| Carsten Sørensen | ... | senior staff: The Orphanage |
| Lisa Todd | ... | visual effects digital production manager |
| Andi Toker | ... | rotoscope artist (as Andi Dorfan) |
| Brian Tolle | ... | matchmove lead |
| Jan Van Buyten | ... | animator |
| Brent Villalobos | ... | software development |
| Carl Walters | ... | editorial supervisor |
| Renee Ward | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Ken Wesley | ... | digital artist |
| Mary Beth Worzella | ... | visual effects digital production manager (as Mary Beth) |
| Tiffany Wu | ... | matchmove/roto coordinator |
| Jeremy Yabrow | ... | software development manager |
| Andrea Yelle | ... | human resources |
| Danyo Donghyun Yoon | ... | pre-visualization artist |
Stunts
| Kim Won-jung | ... | stunt performer (as Won-Jung Kim) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kim Byung-seo | ... | camera operator: "c" camera (as Byung-seo Kim) |
| Kyung-bo Yeo | ... | steadicam |
Additional Crew
| Daniel Carlisle | ... | puppeteer |
| Robin De Lano | ... | dubbing voice |
| Michael Hurt | ... | subtitle translator |
| Wonjo Jeong | ... | production coordinator: New Zealand |
| Philip Millar | ... | puppeteer |
| Richard Mueck | ... | puppeteer |
| Karen Oberman | ... | publicist |
| Darcy Paquet | ... | translation: English |
| James Paul | ... | puppeteer |
Production Companies
- Chungeorahm Film (production)
- Boston Investments (in association with)
- CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics
- CJ E&M Pictures
- CJ Venture Investment (in association with)
- Cowell Investment Capital Co. (in association with)
- Happinet(I). (in association with)
- IMM Venture Capital (in association with)
- Knowledge & Creation Ventures (in association with)
- M-Venture Investment (in association with)
- OCN (in association with)
- Sego Entertainment (in association with)
- Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) (in association with)
- Tube Pictures (in association with)
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2006) (South Korea) (theatrical) (through Showbox/Mediaplex)
- Camera Film (2007) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Filmtrade (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Gussi Films (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Indo Overseas Film (2006) (India) (theatrical)
- Kadokawa Herald Pictures (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Londra Films P&D (2010) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Megavision Films (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Nippon Herald Films (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Océan Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Showbox/Mediaplex (2006) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Suraya Film Productions (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Entertainment Collection)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Bcineet (2022) (India) (video) (Digital Release)
- Bir Film (2006) (Turkey)
- CJ Entertainment (2006) (World-wide)
- CJ Entertainment (2018) (South Korea) (DVD)
- Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Group Power (2006) (Taiwan)
- Happinet(I). (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Magnolia Magnet (2008) (United States)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- Punto Zero (2009) (Italy) (as Enjoy Movies)
- Showbox Entertainment (2006) (South Korea)
- StraDa Films (2006) (Greece)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Vértice 360 (2006) (Spain)
Special Effects
- The Orphanage (visual effects and animation)
- E.O.N. (computer graphics)
- Eon Digital Films (computer graphics)
- John Cox's Creature Workshop
- Weta Workshop (creature scannable maquette molding and casting)
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- HFR (digital imaging)
- HFR (digital intermediate)
- Happinet(I). (special thanks)
- Magno Sound and Video (adr studio)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Seoul Film Commission (location support)
- Sound Dogs Toronto (additional creature sound)
- Sound Dogs (additional audio)
- Soundtrack New York (trailer)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An American military base of Yongson releases toxic chemicals in the drain to the Han River under the direct order of an arrogant U.S. Army coroner. Six years later, a mutant squid monster leaves the water and attacks people on the side of the river. |
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| Taglines | It is Lurking Behind You See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | KRW12,215,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend South Korea | KRW10,002,411,650, 30 Jul 2006 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $89,431,890 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Co-Writer and Director Bong Joon Ho and the designer of the creature nicknamed it Steve Buscemi, based on the actor's screen persona and the way he acted in Fargo (1996). See more » |
| Goofs | The sewage they are searching the monster in, is dry and clean. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 300/The Namesake/I Think I Love My Wife/Beyond the Gates/The Host (2007). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Just before the credits ends, you can hear a loud roar of the monster. See more » |
| Quotes |
Park Gang-Du:
Let's have a cold one. Here. [He hands Hyun-seo a can of beer] Park Hyun-seo: This is alcohol. Park Gang-Du: Well, you're in middle school now. See more » |