The Host
A slow-witted father teams up with a rogue scientist and a cynical soldier to hunt a monstrous creature in the Han River after it abducts his daughter.
“Man has made his newest predator.”
Synopsis
A teenage girl is captured by a giant, mutated squid-like creature that emerges from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste is dumped into it, leading her family to launch a frantic search for her.
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A crew of 76+ credited
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Edited by Sun Min KimShot by Hyung Koo KimScored by Byung Woo LeeDesigned by Ryu Seong Hie
Box Office
2006 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 8.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$88.5M
US & Canada: $2.2M — 2% of worldwide · International: $86.3M (98%)
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Also known as
- Gwoemulde
- The Hostde
- The Hosten
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Cast & Crew
76 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
54Yim Pil Sung
as Fat Guevara
Kim Roi Ha
as Yellow Suit at Funeral
Koh Soo Hee
as Hostage nurse
Kim Hak Seon
as Civilian Military Kim
Scott Wilson
as Douglas
Brian Rhee
as Young Korean Doctor
Paul Lazar
as American Doctor
David Anselmo
as Donald
Baek Do Bin
as Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
Martin Lord Cayce
as U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Choi Dae Sung
as Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Choi Doo Yeong
as Man on Blind Date (uncredited)
Choi Jae Sup
as Detective Agency Subordinate 1 (uncredited)
Jung Seo Yoon
as Woman with Long Hair (uncredited)
Philip Hersh
as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Jung In Gi
as Isolation Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Jeong Hyeong Ho
as 4th Mat 3 (uncredited)
Ji Ha Geon
as Camera Phone Man (uncredited)
Moon Hee Ra
as Camera Phone Woman (uncredited)
Jeong Kang Hee
as Mr. Yoon's Employee (uncredited)
Kim Bi Bi
as Isolation Ward Nurse 1 (uncredited)
Kim Choo Wol
as Woman crying (uncredited)
Kim Da Yeon
as 5th Mat Woman (uncredited)
Kim Hyo Sun
as Quarantine Hospital Nurse 2 (uncredited)
Kim Jin Seon
as Woman from Couple (uncredited)
Kim Nan Hee
as Woman from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Kim Sang Jo
as Old Security Guard (uncredited)
Kwon Bang Hyeon
as Bride-to-be (uncredited)
Kwon Byung Gil
as Doctor from Isolation Ward 1 (uncredited)
Kwon Hyeok Pung
as Fisherman 1 (uncredited)
Lee Dong Yong
as 4th Mat 2 (uncredited)
Lee Eung Jae
as Man from Couple (uncredited)
Lee Hoon Jin
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Lee Jong Yoon
as 4th Mat 1 (uncredited)
Lee Seung Jin
as Girl's Father (uncredited)
Min Kyung Jin
as Altar Security (uncredited)
Clinton Morgan
as Agent Yellow (uncredited)
Park Jeong Gi
as Fumigation Truck Dyed-hir Man (uncredited)
Park Kyeong Mok
as Groom-to-be (uncredited)
Park No Shik
as Inquiry Officer
Ra Mi Ran
as Woman Stomping Her Feet (uncredited)
Seo Ha Neul
as Exchanged Girl (uncredited)
Shin Seung Ri
as Donald's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Shin Hyeon Jong
as Mr. Yoon's Friend (uncredited)
Son Young Soon
as Grandmother from Bus (uncredited)
Son Jin Ho
as Doctor from Isolation Ward 2
Song Kyeong Ha
as Woman on Blind Date (uncredited)
Yoo Seung Mok
as Taxi Driver
Yoo Yeon Soo
as District officer Mr. Jo (uncredited)
Seo Young Ju
as Protester
Ko Chang Seok
as Nurse
Park Jin Woo
as Isolation Ward Constable (uncredited)
Park Ji Hwan
Yoo In Soo
as Nursing assistant
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