The Host

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.

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