Maps of Movies
The Host (2006)
Where The Host says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A river monster film that mostly stayed on the real Han River, with its lair in a storm drain and its victims in a set built elsewhere
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Scenes and places
The bottles poured down the drain (2000)
In 2000 an American pathologist orders his Korean assistant to pour hundreds of bottles of formaldehyde down a drain that runs to the Han River. Over the next few years, people report seeing a strange amphibious creature in the waterway around Seoul.
Set in US military morgue, Seoul (location not specified) — A pathologist has hundreds of formaldehyde bottles poured down a drain that leads to the Han River.
The film's prologue; the drain stands for the sewer system draining into the Han River.
The riverside snack bar and the first attack (2006)
Gang-du serves customers at the family snack bar while a crowd gathers to stare at something in the river. When the creature storms the park, he grabs his daughter Hyun-seo and runs with the crowd, but lets go of her hand. The creature snatches her and dives back into the water.
Set in Hangang Park, Han River — Gang-du and his father run a small snack bar here; a large creature climbs out of the river and storms through the park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A public park on the Han River bank in Seoul, where the film's creature first comes ashore.
Filmed at Riverbank south of Seogang Bridge, Yeouido (Han River · Seogang Bridge, Seoul, South Korea) — The first monster attack and Gang-du's snack bar scene were filmed on the riverbank at the south end of Seogang Bridge. The point is the bridge's centre value, so the exact spot may differ by a few hundred metres. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mass funeral for the victims (2006)
The family mourns Hyun-seo among the victims, then is held with the other mourners. Korean government and U.S. Forces Korea officials declare that the creature carries an unknown deadly virus.
Set in Memorial gymnasium (location not specified) — After a mass funeral for the victims, those in attendance are forced into quarantine, the Park family included.
An indoor hall used for the victims' memorial; Korean Wikipedia says only that it was a university gymnasium.
The call from inside the sewer (2006)
Held in quarantine, Gang-du gets a call from Hyun-seo. She says she is trapped in a big sewer, and the line dies when her battery runs out. Gang-du and his family escape quarantine and set out to find her.
Set in Quarantine hospital (location not specified) — In the hospital, Gang-du gets a phone call from Hyun-seo, who is trapped in the sewer with the creature.
A hospital ward used as the quarantine site for the Park family.
The lair in the sewer (2006)
The creature returns to its sewer lair and regurgitates the two homeless boys it swallowed, but only the younger one, Se-joo, survives. Hyun-seo shelters him in a drain pipe where the creature cannot reach, and the two keep out of its way.
Set in The monster's lair (in-story location not specified) — The creature drags its victims to a sewer lair, where Hyun-seo helps the surviving boy Se-joo hide in a drain pipe.
A concrete storm drain system that carries city runoff to the Han River.
Filmed at Mancheon stream storm drain under Wonhyo Bridge (Yongsan · Wonhyo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea) — The lair scenes were filmed at the Mancheoncheon storm drain under Wonhyo Bridge. The coordinate is the bridge's value; the drain outlet itself has no listed coordinate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The family searches the sewers (2006)
Armed with supplies bought from gangsters, the Park family goes into the sewers to search for Hyun-seo. They meet the creature and shoot at it until they run out of ammunition, and the family is badly broken up.
Set in Han River sewers (in-story location not specified) — The Park family searches the sewers by the river for Hyun-seo.
Stormwater and sewage tunnels of the Han River basin, which the crew entered in real sewers.
Filmed at Jungnangcheon sewer (Jungnangcheon, Seoul, South Korea) — The sewer search was filmed in a real sewer on Jungnangcheon. The coordinate is the stream's midpoint, not the sewer. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The text message: north side of Wonhyo Bridge (2006)
Nam-il gets Hyun-seo's location from his old friend, near Wonhyo Bridge, while the government puts a bounty on the family. Gang-du learns of it while held by doctors who plan to silence him.
Set in Wonhyo Bridge (north side), Seoul — Nam-joo's text says Hyun-seo is in a huge sewer beneath the north side of Wonhyo Bridge, near Yeouido. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Han River bridge between Yongsan and Yeouido.
Filmed at Wonhyo Bridge area (Han River · Wonhyo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea) — Wonhyo Bridge is among the shooting locations the Korean Film Council lists. The exact spot for this scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The gathering at the chemical release point (2006)
The government and U.S. forces announce Agent Yellow, a chemical to be released around the river to kill the monster. Protesters and Gang-du's family converge on the place where it is to be released.
Set in Agent Yellow release point (location not specified) — The government and U.S. forces announce a plan to release a toxic chemical called Agent Yellow around the river.
A riverside open area; the film does not name it.
Filmed at Yeouido Park (Han River, Seoul, South Korea) — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Dongjak Bridge (Han River, Seoul, South Korea) — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hangang Bridge (Han River, Seoul, South Korea) — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Jamsil Bridge (Han River, Seoul, South Korea) — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Park Gang-du — A slow-witted man who runs a small snack bar in Hangang Park with his father.
- Park Hyun-seo — Gang-du's teenage daughter.
- Park Nam-joo — Gang-du's sister, an Olympic archer.
- Park Nam-il — Gang-du's brother, an unemployed college graduate.
Questions answered on the map
- Where on the Han River was the monster's first attack filmed?
- Where is the real sewer behind the monster's lair?