The Host (2006)
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
Writers:
Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon Ho, Hah Jun-won.
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Song Kang-ho as Park Gang-du |
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Byun Hee-bong as Park Hie-bong |
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Park Hae-il as Park Nam-il |
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Bae Doona as Park Nam-joo |
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Ko A-sung as Park Hyun-seo |
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Oh Dal-su as The Monster (voice) |
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Lee Jae-eung as Se-jin |
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Lee Dong-ho as Se-joo |
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Yoon Je-moon as Homeless Man |
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Yim Pil-sung as Fat Guevara |
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Kim Roi-ha as Yellow Suit at Funeral |
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Koh Soo-hee as Hostage nurse |
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Kim Hak-seon as Civilian Military Kim |
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Scott Wilson as Douglas |
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Brian Rhee as Young Korean Doctor |
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Paul Lazar as American Doctor |
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David Anselmo as Donald |
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Baek Do-bin as Fumigation Truck Skinny Man |
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Martin Lord Cayce as U.S. Senator (uncredited) |
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Choi Dae-sung as Man from Duck Boat (uncredited) |
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Choi Doo-yeong as Man on Blind Date (uncredited) |
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Choi Jae-sup as Detective Agency Subordinate 1 (uncredited) |
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Jung Seo-yoon as Woman with Long Hair (uncredited) |
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Philip Hersh as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jeong In-gi as Isolation Ward Doctor (uncredited) |
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Jeong Hyeong-Ho as 4th Mat 3 (uncredited) |
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Ji Ha-geon as Camera Phone Man (uncredited) |
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Moon Hee-Ra as Camera Phone Woman (uncredited) |
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Jeong Kang-hee as Mr. Yoon's Employee (uncredited) |
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Kim Bi-bi as Isolation Ward Nurse 1 (uncredited) |
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Kim Choo-wol as Woman crying (uncredited) |
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Kim Da-yeon as 5th Mat Woman (uncredited) |
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Kim Hyo-sun as Quarantine Hospital Nurse 2 (uncredited) |
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Kim Jin-seon as Woman from Couple (uncredited) |
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Kim Nan-hee as Woman from Duck Boat (uncredited) |
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Kim Sang-jo as Old Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Kwon Bang-hyeon as Bride-to-be (uncredited) |
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Kwon Byung-gil as Doctor from Isolation Ward 1 (uncredited) |
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Kwon Hyeok-pung as Fisherman 1 (uncredited) |
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Lee Dong-yong as 4th Mat 2 (uncredited) |
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Lee Eung-jae as Man from Couple (uncredited) |
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Lee Hoon-jin as Fat Man (uncredited) |
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Lee Jong-yoon as 4th Mat 1 (uncredited) |
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Lee Seung-jin as Girl's Father (uncredited) |
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Min Kyung-jin as Altar Security (uncredited) |
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Clinton Morgan as Agent Yellow (uncredited) |
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Park Jeong-gi as Fumigation Truck Dyed-hir Man (uncredited) |
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Park Kyeong-mok as Groom-to-be (uncredited) |
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Park No-shik as Inquiry Officer |
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Ra Mi-ran as Woman Stomping Her Feet (uncredited) |
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Seo Ha-neul as Exchanged Girl (uncredited) |
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Shin Seung-ri as Donald's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Shin Hyeon-jong as Mr. Yoon's Friend (uncredited) |
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Son Young-soon as Grandmother from Bus (uncredited) |
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Son Jin-ho as Doctor from Isolation Ward 2 |
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Song Kyeong-ha as Woman on Blind Date (uncredited) |
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Yoo Seung-mok as Taxi Driver |
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Yoo Yeon-soo as District officer Mr. Jo (uncredited) |
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Seo Young-ju as Protester |
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Ko Chang-seok as Nurse |
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Park Jin-woo as Isolation Ward Constable (uncredited) |
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Park Ji-hwan as |
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Yoo In-soo as Nursing assistant |
| Directing | Bong Joon Ho | Director |
| Writing | Baek Chul-hyun | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bong Joon Ho | Screenplay |
| Production | Choi Yong-bae | Producer |
| Sound | Lee Byung-woo | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kim Hyung-koo | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ryu Seong-hie | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Kang Jong-ik | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Seo Myeong-seok | Stunts |
| Crew | Yang Hae-gil | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Rafferty | VFX Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kwak Tae-yong | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hwang Hyo-kyun | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Joo Byeol | Adaptation |
| Crew | Kim Won-jung | Stunts |
| Crew | Kwon Tae-ho | Stunts |
| Crew | Lee Tae-yeong | Stunts |
| Crew | Seo Ji-oh | Stunts |
| Production | Junyoung Jang | Co-Producer |
| Art | Jang Seok-ho | Props |
| Sound | Lee Seung-chul | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Kim Byeong-gi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Kim Sun-min | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Karen Kelly | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Sang-kyung | Costume Design |
| Camera | Kim Byung-seo | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Song Jong-hee | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Yang Hong-sam | Set Decoration |
| Production | Cho Neung-yeon | Producer |
| Production | Kim Hyun-woo | Co-Executive Producer |
| Editing | Lee Yong-kii | Colorist |
| Editing | Han Jae-min | Colorist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kwak Jung-ae | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Park Jae-wook | VFX Artist |
| Production | Kim Woo-taek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joon H. Choi | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeong Tae-sung | Executive Producer |
| Production | Katharine Kim | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Lewis Taewan Kim | Co-Producer |
| Production | Miky Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Jackson | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Hee-eun | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Coll Anderson | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Choi Tae-young | Sound |
| Sound | Sean Garnhart | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Yasuaki Nakajima | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Rob Nokes | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Bill Orrico | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Toby Barron | Painter |
| Art | Toby Barron | Sculptor |
| Crew | John Cox | Animatronics Supervisor |
| Art | Liam Hardy | Painter |
| Art | Liam Hardy | Sculptor |
| Crew | Heui-cheol Jang | Special Effects |
| Art | Richard Mueck | Painter |
| Art | Richard Mueck | Sculptor |
| Art | Steven Parker | Painter |
| Art | Steven Parker | Sculptor |
| Art | David Renn | Painter |
| Art | David Renn | Sculptor |
| Camera | Kyung-bo Yeo | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Jeong Won-jo | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Hah Jun-won | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Jung Young-min | Lighting Director |
| Lighting | Lee Kang-san | Lighting Director |
| Directing | Kim Jun-su | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Yang Gil-yeong | Fight Choreographer |
| Visual Effects | Jung Sung-jin | Visual Effects Director |
| Sound | Park Yong-ki | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bae Jae-il | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Jang Hee-chul | Creature Design |
| Visual Effects | Webster Colcord | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Neil Michka | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Andrew Schneider | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jan van Buyten | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bruce Dahl | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Makoto Koyama | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Scott Kravitz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Daniel Loeb | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan Lyons | Animation |
| Visual Effects | David Parsons | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Salvador Ruiz | Animation |
| Crew | Song Won-jong | Stunts |
| Crew | Yoon Dae-won | Stunts |
| Crew | Lee Hyung-gil | Stunts |
| Production | Park Bong-su | Line Producer |