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HER BIRTH WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND SO WAS HER DEATH.
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
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Song Kang-ho
Park Gang-du
Byun Hee-bong
Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Park Nam-joo
Ko A-sung
Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
The Monster (voice)
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
Koh Soo-hee
Hostage nurse
Kim Hak-seon
Civilian Military Kim
Scott Wilson
Douglas
Brian Rhee
Young Korean Doctor
Paul Lazar
American Doctor
David Anselmo
Donald
Baek Do-bin
Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
Martin Lord Cayce
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Choi Dae-sung
Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Choi Doo-yeong
Man on Blind Date (uncredited)
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)
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- Release Date 07/27/2006
- Language Korean
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Editor Kim Sun-min
- Cinematographer Kim Hyung-koo
- Producers Cho Neung-yeon, Choi Yong-bae
- Companies Chungeorahm Film, Boston Investments, Cowell Investment Capital Co., IMM Venture Capital, Knowledge & Creation Ventures, M-Venture Investment, OCN, Sego Entertainment, Seoul Broadcasting System, Tube Pictures, Cineclick Asia, Happinet Pictures, Showbox, CJ Venture Investment
- Budget $11,000,000
- Homepage www.hostmovie.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 21, 2006 | Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) | — |
| South Korea | Jul 4, 2006 | Premiere (Gangnam, Seoul) | 12 |
| FI | Jul 27, 2006 | Theatrical (Limited) | K-16 |
| South Korea | Jul 27, 2006 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Australia | Aug 8, 2006 | Premiere (Melbourne International Film Festival) | M |
| Japan | Aug 17, 2006 | Theatrical (Tokyo) | — |
| Japan | Sep 2, 2006 | Theatrical | — |
| Canada | Sep 8, 2006 | Premiere (Toronto International Film Festival) | — |
| HK | Sep 14, 2006 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Sep 29, 2006 | Premiere (New York Film Festival) | R |
| IE | Nov 10, 2006 | Theatrical | 15A |
| United Kingdom | Nov 10, 2006 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Nov 11, 2006 | Premiere (Arras Film Festival) | — |
| France | Nov 22, 2006 | Theatrical | TP |
| Spain | Mar 2, 2007 | Theatrical | 12 |
| United States | Mar 9, 2007 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| Germany | Mar 29, 2007 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Mar 30, 2007 | Theatrical | R |
| HU | Apr 20, 2007 | Premiere (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival) | — |
| Netherlands | Apr 20, 2007 | Premiere (Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival) | — |
| BE | May 2, 2007 | Theatrical | — |
| Canada | Jul 24, 2007 | Physical (DVD) | R |
| Netherlands | Jul 26, 2007 | Theatrical | — |
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