| Edition |
Collector's ed. ; [Blu-ray version]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; PCM 5.1 surround, DTS-HD surround, or Dolby digital 5.1; 1080 High Definition. |
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This Blu-Ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Note |
Statement of responsibility partially from container. |
| Cast |
Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, Scott Wilson. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Hyung-ku Kim ; editor, Seon Min Kim ; music, Byung-woo Lee ; production designer, Seong-hie Ryu ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Rafferty. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for creature violence and language. |
| Summary |
In Seoul, an American army doctor forces his assistant to dump bottle after bottle of formaldehyde into the drain. The drain runs into the Han River, the major river running through the middle of Seoul. His only reason is that the bottles are covered with a layer of dust. Six years later, a food cart operator, Gang-du falls asleep every time his dad, Hie-bong, is away from the stand for more than a few minutes. Soon, his daughter, Hyun-Seo returns from school. Then a monster appears in the river and starts to attack the people lounging at its banks. Gang-du and Hyun-Seo are chased by the beast. Hie-bong tries valiantly to save his daughter, but the beast soon captures her and drags her away. They receive a call from the daughter's cell phone and try to rescue her from the large monster. |
| Note |
Special features : Commentary with director Bong Joon-Ho ; "Making of The host" with director Bong Joon-Ho ; Deleted scenes ; Featurettes : Designing the creature ; Animating the creature : Puppet animatronix ; Bringing the creature to life ; Cast interviews ; Actor training ; Gag reel ; Korean theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
Korean and dubbed English soundtracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Subject |
Monsters -- Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Han River (Korea) -- Drama.
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Formaldehyde -- Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Water -- Pollution -- Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Working class families -- Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Korea (South) -- Drama.
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Agua -- Contaminación -- Coreana del Sur -- Teatro.
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Monstruos -- Coreana del Sur -- Teatro.
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Fathers and daughters. (OCoLC)fst00921890
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Formaldehyde. (OCoLC)fst00932927
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Monsters. (OCoLC)fst01025752
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Water -- Pollution.
(OCoLC)fst01171279
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Working class families. (OCoLC)fst01180553
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Korea (South) (OCoLC)fst01206791
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Korea (South) -- Han River.
(OCoLC)fst01410997
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| Genre/Form |
Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Horror -- Feature.
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Family -- Feature.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst01710373
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Pong, Chun-ho, 1969- Director. Screenwriter.
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봉 준호, 1969- Director. Screenwriter.
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Choi, Yong-bae. Producer.
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최 용배. Producer.
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Ha, Jun-won, 1976- Screenwriter.
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하 준원, 1976- Screenwriter.
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Paek, Chʻŏl-hyŏn, 1974- Screenwriter.
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백 철현, 1974- Screenwriter.
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Song, Kang-ho, 1967- Actor.
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송 강호, 1967- Actor.
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Byeon, Hie-bong, 1942- Actor.
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변 희봉, 1942- Actor.
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Park, Hae-il, 1977- Actor.
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반 해일, 1977- Actor.
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Pae, Tu-na, 1979- Actor.
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배 두나, 1979- Actor.
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Ko, A-sŏng, 1992- Actor.
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고 아성, 1992- Actor.
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Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018. Actor.
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Kim, Hyung-ku, 1960- Cinematographer.
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김 형구, Cinematographer.
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Kim, Seon-min. Film editor.
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김 선민. Film editor.
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Yi, Pyŏng-u, 1965- Composer.
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이 병우, 1965- Composer.
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Ch'ŏngŏram (Firm)
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Syobaksŭ (Firm)
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Mediaplex (Firm)
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Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Host |
| Standard No. |
876964001007 |
| Music No. |
10100 Magnolia Home Entertainment |
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