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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.
rating
6.974
runtime
120 min

Release

2006-07-27

Cast

Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho
as Park Gang-du
Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong
as Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Hae-il
as Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Bae Doona
as Park Nam-joo
Ko A-sung
Ko A-sung
as Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
Oh Dal-su
as The Monster (voice)
Lee Jae-eung
Lee Jae-eung
as Se-jin
Lee Dong-ho
Lee Dong-ho
as Se-joo
Yoon Je-moon
Yoon Je-moon
as Homeless Man
Yim Pil-sung
Yim Pil-sung
as Fat Guevara
Kim Roi-ha
Kim Roi-ha
as Yellow Suit at Funeral
Koh Soo-hee
Koh Soo-hee
as Hostage nurse
Kim Hak-seon
Kim Hak-seon
as Civilian Military Kim
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
as Douglas
Brian Rhee
Brian Rhee
as Young Korean Doctor
Paul Lazar
Paul Lazar
as American Doctor
David Anselmo
David Anselmo
as Donald
Baek Do-bin
Baek Do-bin
as Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
Martin Lord Cayce
Martin Lord Cayce
as U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Choi Dae-sung
Choi Dae-sung
as Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Choi Doo-yeong
Choi Doo-yeong
as Man on Blind Date (uncredited)
Choi Jae-sup
Choi Jae-sup
as Detective Agency Subordinate 1 (uncredited)
Jung Seo-yoon
Jung Seo-yoon
as Woman with Long Hair (uncredited)
Philip Hersh
Philip Hersh
as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi
Jeong In-gi
as Isolation Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Jeong Hyeong-Ho
Jeong Hyeong-Ho
as 4th Mat 3 (uncredited)
Ji Ha-geon
Ji Ha-geon
as Camera Phone Man (uncredited)
Moon Hee-Ra
Moon Hee-Ra
as Camera Phone Woman (uncredited)
Jeong Kang-hee
Jeong Kang-hee
as Mr. Yoon's Employee (uncredited)
Kim Bi-bi
Kim Bi-bi
as Isolation Ward Nurse 1 (uncredited)
Kim Choo-wol
Kim Choo-wol
as Woman crying (uncredited)
Kim Da-yeon
Kim Da-yeon
as 5th Mat Woman (uncredited)
Kim Hyo-sun
Kim Hyo-sun
as Quarantine Hospital Nurse 2 (uncredited)
Kim Jin-seon
Kim Jin-seon
as Woman from Couple (uncredited)
Kim Nan-hee
Kim Nan-hee
as Woman from Duck Boat (uncredited)
Kim Sang-jo
Kim Sang-jo
as Old Security Guard (uncredited)
Kwon Bang-hyeon
Kwon Bang-hyeon
as Bride-to-be (uncredited)
Kwon Byung-gil
Kwon Byung-gil
as Doctor from Isolation Ward 1 (uncredited)
Kwon Hyeok-pung
Kwon Hyeok-pung
as Fisherman 1 (uncredited)
Lee Dong-yong
Lee Dong-yong
as 4th Mat 2 (uncredited)
Lee Eung-jae
Lee Eung-jae
as Man from Couple (uncredited)
Lee Hoon-jin
Lee Hoon-jin
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Lee Jong-yoon
Lee Jong-yoon
as 4th Mat 1 (uncredited)
Lee Seung-jin
Lee Seung-jin
as Girl's Father (uncredited)
Min Kyung-jin
Min Kyung-jin
as Altar Security (uncredited)
Clinton Morgan
Clinton Morgan
as Agent Yellow (uncredited)
Park Jeong-gi
Park Jeong-gi
as Fumigation Truck Dyed-hir Man (uncredited)
Park Kyeong-mok
Park Kyeong-mok
as Groom-to-be (uncredited)
Park No-shik
Park No-shik
as Inquiry Officer
Ra Mi-ran
Ra Mi-ran
as Woman Stomping Her Feet (uncredited)
Seo Ha-neul
Seo Ha-neul
as Exchanged Girl (uncredited)
Shin Seung-ri
Shin Seung-ri
as Donald's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Shin Hyeon-jong
Shin Hyeon-jong
as Mr. Yoon's Friend (uncredited)
Son Young-soon
Son Young-soon
as Grandmother from Bus (uncredited)
Son Jin-ho
Son Jin-ho
as Doctor from Isolation Ward 2
Song Kyeong-ha
Song Kyeong-ha
as Woman on Blind Date (uncredited)
Yoo Seung-mok
Yoo Seung-mok
as Taxi Driver
Yoo Yeon-soo
Yoo Yeon-soo
as District officer Mr. Jo (uncredited)
Seo Young-ju
Seo Young-ju
as Protester
Ko Chang-seok
Ko Chang-seok
as Nurse
Park Jin-woo
Park Jin-woo
as Isolation Ward Constable (uncredited)
Park Ji-hwan
Park Ji-hwan
Yoo In-soo
Yoo In-soo
as Nursing assistant

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narrator56

This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speaker is American. The movie focuses on one family’s ongoing battle: not merely against the monster but also struggling against the authorities who want to capture them, suspecting they have been infected with a virus by coming in contact with the creature. The dialogue is pretty ordinary. I seem to recall a few unintentionally funny moments, though I cannot say for sure that it wasn’t due to the translation. I don’t intend to be hyper critical here: I sort of let the movie wash over me to get to the end, and you may or may not need to do the same. I found I was a little confused as to the final fate of one of the family members at the end. Perhaps I was inattentive and it would have been cleared up if I backed it up and watched again, but unfortunately I wasn’t quite inversted in the movie enough to do that. I put in my time and that was sufficient unto the day.

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GeekyRedhead

These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.