27 Jul 2006
The Host
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.
Jiseul
1948, One Island, One Giant Grave.
The populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists, and the army is dispatched.
Top Billed Cast
Oh Young-soon Moo-dong's Mother
Moon Suk-bum Won-sik
Kim Dong-ho Soon-duk's Father
Kim Soon-duk Soon-duk's Mother
Son Wook Byung-ho
Yang Jung-won Yong-pil
Lee Kyung-joon Kyung-joon
Park Soon-dong Mu-dong
Sung Min-chul Man-chul
Choi Eun-mi Moo-dong's Wife
홍상표 Sang-pyo
Jo Eun Choon-ja
Kang Hee Soon-duk
손유경 Choon-sub
Cho Yi-jun Moo-dong's Daughter
Jang Kyung-sub Master Sergeant Kim
Lee Kyung-sik Sergeant First Class Ko
Joo Jung-ae Joo Jung-gil
Baek Jong-hwan Corporal Baek
Uh Sung-wook Sang-duk
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