The Host (2006)
The Host (2006)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Song Kang-ho
Park Gang-Doo
Byun Hee-bong
Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Park Nam-Joo
Go A-sung
Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
The Monster
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
Bong Joon-ho
Director
Koh Soo-hee
Hostage nurse
Kim Hak-seon
Civilian Military Kim
Ha Won-jun
Writer
Scott Wilson
Douglas
Brian Rhee
Young Korean Doctor
Baek Chul-hyun
Writer
Paul Lazar
American Doctor
Choi Yong-bae
Producer
David Anselmo
Donald
Lee Byung-woo
Composer
Baek Do-bin
Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
Kim Hyung-koo
Cinematographer
Martin Lord Cayce
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Kim Sun-min
Editor
Choi Dae-sung
Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
John Jackson
CastingDirector
Choi Doo-yeong
Man on Blind Date (uncredited)
Ryu Seong-hie
ProductionDesigner
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)
Seo Ha-neul
Exchanged Girl (uncredited)
Shin Seung-ri
Donald's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Shin Hyeon-jong
Mr. Yoon's Friend (uncredited)
Son Young-soon
Grandmother from Bus (uncredited)
Son Jin-ho
Doctor from Isolation Ward 2
Song Kyeong-ha
Woman on Blind Date (uncredited)
Yoo Seung-mok
Taxi Driver
Yoo Yeon-soo
District officer Mr. Jo (uncredited)
Seo Young-ju
Protester
Ko Chang-seok
Nurse
Park Jin-woo
Isolation Ward Constable (uncredited)
Junyoung Jang
Co-Producer
Karen Kelly
Visual Effects Coordinator
Cho Sang-kyung
Costume Design
Kim Byung-seo
Camera Operator
Song Jong-hee
Makeup & Hair
Yang Hong-sam
Set Decoration
Cho Neung-yeon
Producer
Kim Hyun-woo
Co-Executive Producer
Lee Yong-gi
Colorist
Han Jae-min
Colorist
Kwak Jung-ae
Costume Design
Kim Woo-taek
Executive Producer
Park Jae-wook
VFX Artist
John Cox
Animatronics Supervisor
Kyung-bo Yeo
Steadicam Operator
John Jackson
Casting
David Renn
Sculptor / Painter
Liam Hardy
Painter / Sculptor
Sean Garnhart
Sound Designer
Katharine Kim
Co-Executive Producer
Toby Barron
Sculptor / Painter
Richard Mueck
Painter / Sculptor
Steven Parker
Sculptor / Painter
Yasuaki Nakajima
ADR Supervisor
Joon H. Choi
Co-Executive Producer
Lewis Taewan Kim
Co-Producer
Coll Anderson
Sound Designer
Bill Orrico
Sound Effects Editor
Jeong Won-jo
Production Coordinator
Lee Hee-eun
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Choi Tae-young
Sound
Heui-cheol Jang
Special Effects
Jeong Tae-sung
Executive Producer
Miky Lee
Executive Producer
Rob Nokes
Sound Effects
Hah Jun-won
Screenplay
Jung Young-min
Lighting Director
Lee Kang-san
Lighting Director
Kim Jun-su
Assistant Director
Yang Gil-yeong
Fight Choreographer
Park Yong-gi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jung Sung-jin
Visual Effects Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 27, 2006
Original Name괴물
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingR
Budget$11,000,000
Box Office$88,489,643
Filming LocationsSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Wiki.
The Host (Korean: 괴물; Hanja: 怪物; RR: Gwoemul; lit. Monster) is a 2006 South Korean epic monster film directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung, it tells the story of a monster that kidnaps a man's daughter, and his attempts to rescue her.
In 2000, Bong began conceptualizing a new monster movie inspired by a widely-reported scandal, in which an American commanded his Korean employees to dispose of formaldehyde down a drain, which ended up in the Han River. He proposed the film roughly two years later and started writing the script with Ha Joon-won in 2003; Baek Chul-hyun joined the pair to revise scripting for the film in December 2004. The film was shot on a budget of ₩11.8 billion (US$11 million), with most sequences filmed on location near the Han River. New Zealand company Wētā Workshop modeled the film's creature and the American studio The Orphanage handled its visual effects.
The Host premiered on a record number of screens in its home country on July 27, 2006, and became the highest-grossing South Korean film in history upon its release. The film obtained critical acclaim, grossed US$90 million worldwide, and won several awards, including Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Thus, a sequel and American remake were put forward, but neither ultimately ever came to fruition.