The Host

Synopsis

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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Cast

Song Kang-ho

Park Gang-du

Byun Hee-bong

Park Hie-bong

Park Hae-il

Park Nam-il

Bae Doona

Park Nam-joo

Ko Asung

Park Hyun-seo

Oh Dal-su

The Monster (voice)

Lee Jae-eung

Se-jin

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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-sun

Civilian Military Kim

Scott Wilson

Douglas

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Brian Rhee

Young Korean Doctor

Paul Lazar

American Doctor

David Anselmo

Donald

Baek Do-bin

Fumigation Truck Skinny Man

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Martin Lord Cayce

U.S. Senator (uncredited)

Choi Dae-sung

Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Ryu Seong-hie Production Design
• Jang Seok-ho Props
• Yang Hong-sam Set Decoration
• Toby Barron Painter
• Toby Barron Sculptor
• Liam Hardy Painter
• Liam Hardy Sculptor
• Richard Mueck Painter
• Richard Mueck Sculptor
• Steven Parker Painter
• Steven Parker Sculptor
• David Renn Painter

Camera

• Kim Hyung-koo Director of Photography
• Kim Byung-seo Camera Operator
• Yeo Kyung-bo Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Kwak Tae-yong Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Hwang Hyo-kyun Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Cho Sang-kyung Costume Design
• Song Jong-hee Makeup & Hair
• Kwak Jung-ae Costume Design
• Lee Hee-eun Special Effects Makeup Artist

Crew

• Seo Myeong-seok Stunts
• Yang Hae-gil Stunts
• Kim Won-jung Stunts
• Kwon Tae-ho Stunts
• Lee Tae-yeong Stunts
• Seo Ji-oh Stunts
• John Cox Animatronics Supervisor
• Heui-cheol Jang Special Effects
• Yang Gil-yeong Fight Choreographer
• Bae Jae-il Stunts
• Song Won-jong Stunts
• Yoon Dae-won Stunts

Directing

• Bong Joon Ho Director
• Kim Jun-su Assistant Director

Editing

• Han Jae-min Colorist
• Kim Sun-min Editor
• Lee Yong-ki Colorist

Lighting

• Jung Young-min Lighting Director
• Lee Kang-san Lighting Director

Production

• Choi Yong-bae Producer
• Junyoung Jang Co-Producer
• Cho Neung-yeon Producer
• Kim Hyun-woo Co-Executive Producer
• Kim Woo-taek Executive Producer
• Choi Joon-hwan Co-Executive Producer
• Jeong Tae-sung Executive Producer
• Katharine Kim Co-Executive Producer
• Lewis Taewan Kim Co-Producer
• Miky Lee Executive Producer
• John Jackson Casting
• Jeong Won-jo Production Coordinator

Sound

• Lee Byung-woo Original Music Composer
• Lee Seung-chul Production Sound Mixer
• Coll Anderson Sound Designer
• Choi Tae-young Sound
• Sean Garnhart Sound Designer
• Yasuaki Nakajima ADR Supervisor
• Rob Nokes Sound Effects
• Bill Orrico Sound Effects Editor
• Park Yong-ki Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

• Kang Jong-ik VFX Supervisor
• Kevin Rafferty VFX Supervisor
• Kim Byeong-gi Special Effects Supervisor
• Karen Kelly Visual Effects Coordinator
• Park Jae-wook VFX Artist
• Jung Sung-jin Visual Effects Director
• Jang Hee-chul Creature Design
• Webster Colcord Animation Director
• Neil Michka Animation
• Andrew Schneider Animation
• Jan van Buyten Animation
• Bruce Dahl Animation

Writing

• Baek Chul-hyun Screenplay
• Bong Joon Ho Screenplay
• Joo Byeol Adaptation
• Hah Jun-won Screenplay

Photos