THE HOST

In Seoul, Park Hee-bong holds a small snack at the edge of the Han River where he lives with his family. There are his eldest son, the immature Gang-du, his daughter Nam-joo, an unlucky archery champion, and Nam-il, his eternally unemployed youngest son. All idolize little Hyun-seo, the only daughter of Gang-du.

One day, a giant monster, unknown until now, emerges from the depths of the river. When the creature reaches the banks, it begins to trample and attack the crowd savagely, destroying everything in its path.

With the snack demolished, Gang-du tries to run away with his daughter, but he loses her in the panicked crowd. When he finally sees her, Hyun-seo is being kidnapped by the disappearing monster, taking the girl to the bottom of the river.

The Park family decides to go on a crusade against the monster, to find Hyun-seo...