"Man has made his newest predator."

2006

2h 0m

7.0(3247 votes)

Horror

Drama

Science Fiction

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Song Kang-ho

Park Gang-du

Byun Hee-bong

Park Hie-bong

Park Hae-il

Park Nam-il

Bae Doona

Park Nam-joo

Ko Asung

Park Hyun-seo

Oh Dal-su

The Monster (voice)

Lee Jae-eung

Se-jin

Lee Dong-ho

Se-joo

Yoon Je-moon

Homeless Man

Yim Pil-sung

Fat Guevara

Creative team

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
Written by: Bong Joon Ho
Baek Chul-hyun
Produced by: Choi Yong-bae
Cho Neung-yeon

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