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.
Rosy Life
A comic book store in Garibong-dong is run by a beautiful woman better known as Madam. This store stays open late into the night, thus attracting varied types of people such as gangsters and hustlers.
Top Billed Cast
최명길 Madame
최재성 Dong-pal
차광수 Ki-young
Lee Ji-hyoung Eugene
Hwang Mi-sun Miss Oh
동방우 Shooting Range Owner
최종원 Mr. Han
최동준 Agency Executive
추봉 Manhwa Shop Owner
박용팔 Worker 1
유일문 Worker 2
Ju Sang-ho 
이석구 Runaway Boy's Father
안진수 Company Executive
Ricky Jeon Je-Hyeok Shoulders
Kwon Seong-yeong Boss
김민수 Bully
Park Young-rok Institution Man
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