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The Host (2006) [R]

Release Date:
July 27, 2006

Original Title:
괴물

Alternate Titles:
Gwoemul
O Hospedeiro
The Host
Thủy Quái
Вторжение динозавра
المضيف
グエムル-漢江の怪物-
汉江怪物
韓流怪嚇

Genres:
Drama | Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Boston Investments
CJ Entertainment
Chungeorahm Film
Cineclick Asia
Cowell Investment Capital Co.
Happinet Pictures
IMM Venture Capital
Knowledge & Creation Ventures
M-Venture Investment
OCN
Sego Entertainment
Seoul Broadcasting System
Showbox
Tube Pictures

Production Countries:
Japan | South Korea

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  ES: 12  FR: TP  IE: 15A  KR: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 120

Monsters are real.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

ADR Supervisor:
Yasuaki Nakajima

Adaptation:
Joo Byeol

Animatronics Supervisor:
John Cox

Assistant Director:
Kim Jun-su

Camera Operator:
Kim Byung-seo

Casting:
John Jackson

Co-Executive Producer:
Kim Hyun-woo
Katharine Kim
Joon H. Choi

Co-Producer:
Junyoung Jang
Lewis Taewan Kim

Colorist:
Lee Yong-gi
Han Jae-min

Costume Design:
Cho Sang-kyung
Kwak Jung-ae

Director:
Bong Joon-ho

Director of Photography:
Kim Hyung-koo

Editor:
Kim Sun-min

Executive Producer:
Kim Woo-taek
Jeong Tae-sung
Miky Lee

Fight Choreographer:
Yang Gil-yeong

Lighting Director:
Jung Young-min
Lee Kang-san

Makeup & Hair:
Song Jong-hee

Original Music Composer:
Lee Byung-woo

Painter:
Liam Hardy
Richard Mueck
Toby Barron
Steven Parker
David Renn

Producer:
Choi Yong-bae
Cho Neung-yeon

Production Coordinator:
Jeong Won-jo

Production Design:
Ryu Seong-hie

Production Sound Mixer:
Lee Seung-chul

Props:
Jang Seok-ho

Screenplay:
Baek Chul-hyun
Bong Joon-ho
Hah Jun-won

Sculptor:
David Renn
Liam Hardy
Toby Barron
Steven Parker
Richard Mueck

Set Decoration:
Yang Hong-sam

Sound:
Choi Tae-young

Sound Designer:
Sean Garnhart
Coll Anderson

Sound Effects:
Rob Nokes

Sound Effects Editor:
Bill Orrico

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Park Yong-gi

Special Effects:
Heui-cheol Jang

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Lee Hee-eun
Kwak Tae-yong
Hwang Hyo-kyun

Special Effects Supervisor:
Kim Byeong-gi

Steadicam Operator:
Kyung-bo Yeo

Stunts:
Seo Myeong-Seok
Yang Hae-gil
Kwon Tae-ho
Kim Won-jung
Seo Ji-oh
Lee Tae-yeong

VFX Artist:
Park Jae-wook

VFX Supervisor:
Kang Jong-ik
Kevin Rafferty

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Karen Kelly

Visual Effects Director:
Jung Sung-jin

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