The Host


The Host

Overview:

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.

Votes 537 (6.7/10)

Runtime: 119 minutes

Release Date 2006-07-27

Budget: $11,000,000.00

Revenue: $88,489,643.00

Website: Link

Tagline: Monsters are real.

Production company:

  • Cineclick Asia
  • Happinet Pictures
  • Cheongeoram
  • CJ Capital Investment

Production country:

  • South Korea

Genres:

  • Horror
  • Drama
  • Science Fiction

Trailer

Further Information

Park Gang-du
Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho
Park Nam-il
Park Hae-il
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-joo
Bae Doona
Bae Doona
Park Hyun-seo
Ko Ah-sung
Ko Ah-sung
Park Hie-bong
Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong
American Doctor
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
US Doctor trying to operate Gang-Du
Paul Lazar
Paul Lazar
Director
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay
Chul-hyun Baek
Chul-hyun Baek
Screenplay
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Producer
Choi Yong-bae
Choi Yong-bae
Original Music Composer
Byungwoo Lee
Byungwoo Lee
Director of Photography
Kim Hyung-ku
Kim Hyung-ku
Production Design
Seong-hie Ryu
Seong-hie Ryu
Producer
Junyoung Jang
Junyoung Jang
Co-Producer
Junyoung Jang
Junyoung Jang
Editor
Kim Sun-min
Kim Sun-min
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