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.
Modern Boy
What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love.
During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.
Top Billed Cast
박해일 Lee Hae-myung
김혜수 Cho Nan-sil
김남길 Hidaka Shinsuke
김준배 Baek Sang-heo
김영재 Ogai
신구 Hae-myung's Father
주석태 Detective in a beret
임서연 Yoko Ishida
Hong Seung-jin Cheol-kwon
Hwang Sang-kyung Mr. Lee
Lee Seung-bi Yukiko
김광규 Park Ka-song
Kwak Min-seok Japanese Detective
Moon Won-ju Large Detective
문혁 Resistance
Kim Sun-bin Resistance
이칸희 Madame
한수연 Modern Girl
Shin Young-jin Dressmaking Shop Owner
Hong Min-hee Ms. Kim
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