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.