Japan The Host returned 8.0× its production cost, earning $88.5M against a $11.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
괴물
“Monsters are real.”
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.
Audience Engagement
2,520 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $92K per minute on screen and earned $744K per minute back.
Japan × South Korea Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Host. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Chungeorahm Film
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Host itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
The Host holds position #156 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including The Host. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1854th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Host, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pollution · 5
- bravery · 4
- archer · 3
- han river · 3
- snack bar · 2
- asian origins · 2
- sewerage · 1
- formaldehyde · 1
- daughter · 17
- river · 10
- south korea · 97
- monster · 91
- family · 74
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,079 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #40 of 391 (top 10%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Chungeorahm Film, Boston Investments, Cowell Investment Capital Co., IMM Venture Capital, Knowledge & Creation Ventures |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | July 27, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0468492 |
| Official Site | www.hostmovie.com |