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The Host

The Host
★ 7.0/10•2006•2h 0m•R•Horror•Drama•Science Fiction

Man has made his newest predator.

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.

Bong Joon Ho · Director

Baek Chul-hyun · Screenplay

Bong Joon Ho · Screenplay

Hah Jun-won · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageKO
Release DateJul 27, 2006
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$88,489,643

Actors

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Park Gang-du

Byun Hee-bong

Byun Hee-bong

Park Hie-bong

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Park Nam-il

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Park Nam-joo

Ko Asung

Ko Asung

Park Hyun-seo

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

The Monster (voice)

Lee Jae-eung

Lee Jae-eung

Se-jin

Lee Dong-ho

Se-joo

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Homeless Man

Yim Pil-sung

Yim Pil-sung

Fat Guevara

Kim Roi-ha

Kim Roi-ha

Yellow Suit at Funeral

Koh Soo-hee

Koh Soo-hee

Hostage nurse

Park No-shik

Park No-shik

Inquiry Officer

Kim Hak-sun

Kim Hak-sun

Civilian Military Kim

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Douglas

Brian Rhee

Young Korean Doctor

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