Following the dumping of gallons of toxic waste in the river, a giant mutated squid-like creature appears and begins attacking the populace. Gang-du’s daughter Hyun-seo is snatched up by the creature; with his family to assist him, he sets off to find her.
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Film Cast:

• Park Gang-du: Song Kang-ho
• Park Hie-bong: Byun Hee-bong
• Park Nam-il: Park Hae-il
• Park Nam-joo: Bae Doona
• Park Hyun-seo: Ko A-sung
• The Monster (voice): Oh Dal-su
• Se-jin: Lee Jae-eung
• Se-joo: Lee Dong-ho
• Homeless Man: Yoon Je-moon
• Fat Guevara: Yim Pil-sung
• Yellow suit at funeral: Kim Roi-ha
• Hostage nurse: Koh Soo-hee
• Civilian military Kim: Kim Hak-sun
• Douglas: Scott Wilson
• Young Korean Doctor: Brian Rhee
• American Doctor: Paul Lazar
• Donald: David Anselmo
• Fumigation truck skinny man: Baek Do-bin
• U.S. Senator (uncredited): Martin Lord Cayce
• Man from duck boat (uncredited): Choi Dae-sung
• Man on blind date (uncredited): Choi Doo-yeong
• Detective agency Subordinate 1 (uncredited): Choi Jae-sup
• Woman with long hair (uncredited): Jung Seo-yoon
• Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited): Philip Hersh
• Isolation ward doctor (uncredited): Jeong In-gi
• 4th Mat 3 (uncredited): Jeong Hyeong-Ho
• Camera phone man (uncredited): Ji Ha-geon
• Mr. Yoon’s employee (uncredited): Jung Kang-hee
• Isolation ward nurse 1 (uncredited): Kim Bi-bi
• Woman crying (uncredited): Kim Choo-wol
• 5th Mat Woman (uncredited): Kim Da-yeon
• Quarantine hospital nurse 2 (uncredited): Kim Hyo-sun
• Woman from couple (uncredited): Kim Jin-seon
• Woman from duck boat (uncredited): Kim Nan-hee
• Old security guard (uncredited): Kim Sang-jo
• Bride-to-be (uncredited): Kwon Bang-hyeon
• Doctor from isolation ward 1 (uncredited): Kwon Byung-gil
• Fisherman 1 (uncredited): Kwon Hyeok-Pung
• 4th Mat 2 (uncredited): Lee Dong-yong
• Man from couple (uncredited): Lee Eung-jae
• Fat man (uncredited): Lee Hoon-jin
• 4th Mat 1 (uncredited): Lee Jong-yoon
• Girl’s father (uncredited): Lee Seung-jin
• Altar security (uncredited): Min Kyung-jin
• Camera phone woman (uncredited): Moon Hee-ra
• Agent Yellow (uncredited): Clinton Morgan
• Fumigation truck dyed-hir man (uncredited): Park Jeong-gi
• Isolation ward constable (uncredited): Park Jin-woo
• Groom-to-be (uncredited): Park Kyeong-mok
• Inquiry officer: Park No-shik
• Woman stomping her feet (uncredited): Ra Mi-ran
• Exchanged girl (uncredited): Seo Ha-neul
• Donald’s girlfriend (uncredited): Shin Seung-ri
• Mr. Yoon’s friend (uncredited): Shin Hyun-jong
• Grandmother from bus (uncredited): Son Young-soon
• Doctor from isolation ward 2: Son Jin-ho
• Woman on blind date (uncredited): Song Kyeong-ha
• Taxi driver: Yoo Seung-mok
• District officer Mr. Jo (uncredited): Yoo Yeon-soo
• …: Seo Young-ju
• Nurse: Ko Chang-seok

Film Crew:

• Production Design: Ryu Seong-hie
• Production Sound Mixer: Lee Seung-chul
• Director: Bong Joon-ho
• Screenplay: Baek Chul-hyun
• Producer: Choi Yong-bae
• Original Music Composer: Lee Byung-woo
• Director of Photography: Kim Hyung-koo
• Executive Producer: Miky Lee
• Costume Design: Cho Sang-kyung
• Sound Effects: Rob Nokes
• Executive Producer: Kim Woo-taek
• Editor: Kim Sun-min
• ADR Supervisor: Yasuaki Nakajima
• Sound Designer: Coll Anderson
• Co-Executive Producer: Katharine Kim
• Co-Executive Producer: Joon H. Choi
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Karen Kelly
• Executive Producer: Jeong Tae-sung
• Camera Operator: Kim Byung-seo
• Costume Design: Kwak Jung-ae
• Lighting Director: Jung Young-min
• Co-Executive Producer: Kim Hyun-woo
• Sound Designer: Sean Garnhart
• VFX Artist: Park Jae-wook
• Co-Producer: Junyoung Jang
• Sound Effects Editor: Bill Orrico
• Stunts: Kim Won-jung
• Co-Producer: Lewis Taewan Kim
• Production Coordinator: Jeong Won-jo
• Set Decoration: Yang Hong-sam
• Sound: Choi Tae-young
• Makeup & Hair: Song Jong-hee
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Kwak Tae-yong
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Lee Hee-eun
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Park Yong-gi
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Hwang Hyo-kyun
• Colorist: Lee Yong-gi
• Painter: Toby Barron
• VFX Supervisor: Kevin Rafferty
• Producer: Cho Neung-yeon
• Visual Effects Director: Jung Sung-jin
• VFX Supervisor: Kang Jong-ik
• Colorist: Han Jae-min
• Steadicam Operator: Kyung-bo Yeo
• Casting: John Jackson
• Animatronics Supervisor: John Cox
• Painter: Liam Hardy
• Special Effects: Heui-cheol Jang
• Painter: Richard Mueck
• Painter: Steven Parker
• Painter: David Renn
• Screenplay: Ha Jun-won
• Fight Choreographer: Yang Gil-yeong
• Lighting Director: Lee Kang-san
• Assistant Director: Kim Jun-su
• Stunts: Kwon Tae-ho
• Stunts: Yang Hae-gil
• Stunts: Seo Myeong-Seok
• Adaptation: Joo Byeol
• Props: Jang Seok-ho

Movie Reviews:

• Peter McGinn: This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speaker is American.

  The movie focuses on one family’s ongoing battle: not merely against the monster but also struggling against the authorities who want to capture them, suspecting they have been infected with a virus by coming in contact with the creature.

  The dialogue is pretty ordinary. I seem to recall a few unintentionally funny moments, though I cannot say for sure that it wasn’t due to the translation. I don’t intend to be hyper critical here: I sort of let the movie wash over me to get to the end, and you may or may not need to do the same.

  I found I was a little confused as to the final fate of one of the family members at the end. Perhaps I was inattentive and it would have been cleared up if I backed it up and watched again, but unfortunately I wasn’t quite inversted in the movie enough to do that. I put in my time and that was sufficient unto the day.