Parasite (Korean Movie)

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Movie: Parasite
Revised romanization: Gisaengchoong
Hangul: 기생충
Director: Bong Joon-Ho, Han Jin-Won
Writer: Bong Joon-Ho
Producer:
Cinematographer: Hong Kyung-Pyo
World Premiere: May 21, 2019 (Cannes Film Festival)
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Runtime: 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Family
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Ki-Taek (Song Kang-Ho) is poor and unemployed. He lives with his wife Choong-Sook (Jang Hye-Jin), son Ki-Woo (Choi Woo-Sik) and daughter Ki-Jung (Park So-Dam) in a damp, insect infested semi-basement apartment in a low income area of Seoul. When Ki-Woo takes his friend (Park Seo-Joon) to a nearby convenient store for drinks, he learns that his friend (who is going to study abroad) is leaving behind a good paying private tutoring job. His friend wants Ki-Woo to takeover the tutoring job while he is abroad. Soon, Ki-Woo enters the life of the wealthy Park family, with Ki-Woo's own family lurking in the periphery.

Notes

Movie is the fourth time director Bong Joon-Ho and actor Song Kang-Ho have worked together (prior films are “Memories of Murder”, “The Host” and “Snowpiercer”).
Filming began May 18, 2018 and finished September 19, 2018.
8 character posters for movie "Parasite."
"Parasite" screens in the "In Competition" section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
"Parasite" won the "Palme D'or" award at the 2019 Cannes film Festival.

Cast

Ki-Taek's Family



Song Kang-Ho	Jang Hye-Jin	Choi Woo-Sik	Park So-Dam
Ki-Taek	Choong-Sook	Ki-Woo	Ki-Jung

Mr. Park's Family



Lee Sun-Kyun	Cho Yeo-Jeong	Jung Ji-So	Jeong Hyun-Jun
Mr. Park	Yeon-Kyo	Da-Hye	Da-Song

Other



Lee Jung-Eun	Park Seo-Joon
Moon-Gwang	Min-Hyuk

Additional Cast Members:

Park Myoung-Hoon - Geun-Se
Park Keun-Rok - Chauffeur Yoon
Jung Yi-Seo - pizzeria manager
Lee Joo-Hyung - party man 3
Park Jae-Wan - party man
Kim Young-Jo - party man
Ha Yun-Hui - party woman
Je Seung-Hyun - party woman
Lee Sang-Kyung - party woman
Kim Ha-Eon - party boy
Jeong Il-Hwa - party staff
Ahn Seong-Bong - man 1 provoking quarrel on street
Kim Kyu-Baek - drunk guy 1
Lee Dong-Yong - drunk guy 2
Lee Ji-Hye - vocalist
Kim Bo-Ryung - cellist
Go Gwan-Jae - doctor
Yoon Hye-Ri - JTBC reporter
Lee Si-Hoon - hospital detective
Andreas Fronk - German father
Anna Elisabeth Rihlmann - German mother
Lee Si-Hoo - golf player
Han Mi-Ja - mart woman

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Awards

2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
- Grand Prize (Daesang) (Bong Joon-Ho)
- Best Film
- Best New Actor (Park Myoung-Hoon)
2020 (56th) Daejong Film Awards - June 3, 2020
- Best Film
- Best Director (Bong Joon-Ho)
- Best Screenplay (Bong Joon-Ho) & (Han Jin-Won)
- Best Supporting Actress (Lee Jung-Eun)
- Best Music (Jung Jae-Il)
92nd Academy Awards - February 10, 2020
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best International Film
2019 (40th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 21, 2019
- Best Film
- Best Director (Bong Joon-Ho)
- Best Actress (Cho Yeo-Jeong)
- Best Supporting Actress (Lee Jung-Eun)
- Best Art Design (Lee Ha-Joon)

Comments

Jaynekicks Jan 18 2022 10:25 pm I thought it was a zombie movie. So you can imagine my confusion.

joyce Apr 15 2021 1:28 am The plot of the movies was really unexpected, even the scenes were so great. no doubt it has a lot of awards.

Asile Jan 02 2021 12:52 am It garnered a lot of awards from different award giving bodies... what about the actors? .... just wondering....?

Ghana Dec 26 2020 8:43 am 2020.12.26 Just watched it for the first time even tho I know this movie s a Big Thing! I must have been out of my mind. Mind blowing movie good cast especially I loved Rich wife and Kevin

Belinda Oct 27 2020 4:40 am Haven’t seen it yet..Maybe after I finish watching Record of Youth, I will watch it...the story doesn’t interest me as I find a lot of Korean dramas I prefer..

Nairobi Oct 15 2020 1:08 am Watching this movie four times, two times in cinema,two times on Viu. At the beginning it makes us curious and laugh at the same time, and in the end it make me ask myself "Am I suppose to be laugh?" this is reality of society that formed in black comedy drama like Parasite. Worth the oscar for me

Lily Oct 10 2020 9:07 pm Daebak! No wonder the hype! Everyone needs to see this drama, Highly recommended!

MG Aug 28 2020 12:45 pm i never this kind of movie . it's totally different level movie.this movie deserves lot's of awards . including Oscar

Kris May 28 2020 9:02 pm Spoiler. No ending for the little boy. Or praise for the girl who saved the tutor. Or justice for the first maid. The mom wasn’t acting the self defense the man from the basement was fleeing his captors who tied him up and killed his wife. The rich man didn’t deserve to die while trying to save his son the director didn’t bother to let the audience if that boy got to the hospital in time. 4 adults can’t just move the country and have grass and sky to their hearts content but instead need to get other people fired, steel their beer, kiss their daughter.. and the first guy from the basement was terrorizing the little boy. He was not mentally ill. Gave him another seizure. The little boy actually noticed the help me with the lights.

Laura Mar 17 2020 11:45 pm No doubt that this movie won so many awards.Plot is unique not that typical story,ending was realistic .The relationships everything was real.Acting was superb .I will say it s a masterpiece .

Indra Lesmana Mar 14 2020 6:42 am Adorable Ms. Park Sodam.

Hanna Feb 23 2020 12:48 am I guess because this movie is so hype rn, people who haven't watch this movie have a huge expectation. That's why a lot of them said "it's good but..." "Great but...". Because when i watched it for the first time, it is so brilliant and makes me amazed for a few days. But yeah, that's allright tho. Still, great movie and worth to watch

Rety Feb 21 2020 6:12 pm I knew since ini watch this movie with no subtitle it will hit and award. But i didnt expect that it could get Oscar. The movie is good the detail of picture and acting skill of the actors. I admit enjoy the story since the begining of movie. I thought it was a comedy, but story line change become thriller even horor. You deserve it.

Hankky Feb 18 2020 2:03 am Holland is very international. So we Dutch like to think. It is in a way, but if I talk to other people about my ongoing Drama-addiction for 11 years now, they still look strange to me, young and old. Now there is "Parasite" , a hype here too. Hypes always attract a lot of people, and when next week some Donald Duck is a hype, the rest is forgotten. ( To be honest, the Korean congregation in Holland is pretty small, compared with other Asian groups). Some people have seen Parasite, or at least the trailer. When I want to explain, I really have to think how.

My reason for Kdrama-addiction is because the often multi-level story and acting. Specialy when it is an historical and/or mystery-thing. The English can do that too if they want, but the main Hollywood has long forgotten about that. Need I say The Hong Sisters ? No Hong Sisters elsewhere. Beautiful cast that can really act too, instead of just looking good ? Very normal in Kdramaland.

So, the atmosphere in Parasite I am pretty used to. Many top-Kdramas from the past start in a street like the cellar-basement. The build-up to the climax in the end, and the epilogue, it is a caleidoscopic journey into an unexpected and unknown territory, full of boobytraps. For the characters and the viewer alike.

I like Parasite very much. How do you tell people there is so much more to discover with that same quality in the Korean drama-scene ?

Worm Feb 16 2020 10:45 pm I love how this Movie didn't sugarcoat between the lifestyle of the Poor & Rich also the transition with each scenes was simple but the way Bong Joon-Ho deliver each of it was in really Impressive. But in every Movie there is a flaw most specially the sex scene IT WAS NOT Necessary at all it was uncomfortable to watch nothing it that scene made sense or nothing about it is spontaneous. Their are also many questionable decision that Mrs.Park has made like why would you hire someone like Min-Hyuk? They are Rich enough to pay for a High-end Tutor same with their son if you know he is suffering from trauma any logical Mother would go the most expensive Doctor to treat his son. So therefore I conclude that Mrs.Park is Dumb also its also her fault for Trusting people to easily if you were to hire a stranger anyone would do a proper background cause that's what people rich people do. As for the Ki-Taek's Family I really feel sorry for them but because of their Greed they cost their own ill-fated fortune to themselves.

lily Feb 12 2020 4:34 pm Congrats for winning an Oscar,....but to me, it wasn't really Oscar-worthy and compared to other SK movies that have a lot more depth and mind games behind them, this one just seems ''meh'', still it is an ok movie

Taiwo Feb 11 2020 7:28 pm I was so surprised with all the wins, but kudos. As I watched it, then later there was big hype for it. Since to me it was another Korean movie I really wanted to watch, as I am into Korean movies and drama. Plus Song Kang ho movies are usually sick. Lol. Intense movie still

Jinjoo Feb 10 2020 10:58 pm this movie blows your mind! i can explain into words but to me it was very moving, exceptionally unique and great direction! i'm so happy it won best picture for direc. bong joon ho! i've seen some of his projects in the past (at that time who wld've thought he'd be at the Oscars?) such as okja, mother etc. Kudos to you direc bong and the cast - Congratulations!!! well deserved! it's the talk of the town now :)

Funny! Feb 10 2020 2:33 pm What kind of willy-wonka situation is this? In CLoY, Ki-Taek's wife is the elder sister of Geun-Se the guy who lived in the basement.

Madman999 Feb 10 2020 2:01 pm SPOILERS!!!!

By kdrama standards, it was a good movie. Very well acted by kdrama veteran actors and actresses.

Good that it had an unhappy and tragic ending because it makes it much more memorable. Nobody remembers if they live happily after ever.

I don't think they got greedy but as all criminals do, they got comfortable and sloppy with perpetuating their con. I think the father also got insulted and just snapped in the end sue to stress of flood and aftermath. But like all things fragile in life, anything can change in a split second of poor judgment.

Jinjoo Feb 10 2020 10:16 am Congrats Direc Bong & all the cast involved in this extraordinary movie and it's no surprise you walked away with 4 awards and 6 nominations! I'm so happy for you and hope we see more of your projects in the future! Awesome story and all!

Lune Feb 10 2020 8:00 am Didn't really like the movie but it made me think. It was like any other korean movie, drama where people (poor or not) try to get their way into what they want. In this case, the family wanted to get jobs easily using all sorts of tactics to get what they want. Then, there are the plot twists and problems arise like all those kdramas where there are all those dramas. It was like i watching any other kdrama but a longer version. Yes, there are disparity between economic classes and yes they show us things in a different way but these are issues that already existed in any other country and this is human nature. Nothing really new there.

Upi Feb 10 2020 3:41 am village-town prosecutor, north korean socialite and her military brother, and a mother who dumped gong hyojin received an oscar for their movie.. ?

jestine29 Feb 09 2020 11:12 pm Congratulations for winning Best Picture. Best Screenplay and all.other major awards. You truly deserve it like wow!!! I'm so happy that you were able to showcase your talent, your art in a wider range of audiences. Parasite is a true masterpiece!!! to the Director and all the people behind this amazing movie you are truly the real masterpiece. #KoreanFilmsTakesHollywood♥️♥️♥️

pine.mushroom Feb 09 2020 10:50 pm congrats for parasite becoming the first korean movie to win best picture at the oscar, they won 4 in total for best director (big congrats to bong joon ho-nim), original screenplay, best int. feature film and best picture, i didnt expect bong joon ho would win best director i thought it will be sam mendes , but thanks to acedemy for breaking the tradition and gave it to parasite, they really win big tonight, once again congrats....

Migthy Thor Jan 25 2020 8:30 pm I highly recommend this movie for intellectual and entertaining reasons.

Here are the contrasting moral and values: Ki-Taek's Family VS Mr. Park's Family Choong-Sook VS Yeon-Kyo Choong VS Yeon-Kyo Ki-Taek VS Mr. Park

Migthy Thor Jan 25 2020 8:15 pm I really feel sorry and sad for the Mr. Park's Family. Without them knowing, they actually helped the Ki-Taek's Family. The thing is, the Ki-Taek's Family were ungrateful and went overboard and took advantage of the privilege given them. I see no offense with Mr. Park being sensitive to Ki-Taek's smell, he never openly criticized Ki-Taes, it was said in his private conversation with his wife as an observation and not as criticism. Ki-Taes is overly sensitive and insecure. Why blame the rich for being rich?

My comment is based on my personal experience, where some of my housekeeper's family members are employed in my house too. The wife works as my housekeeper, her husband works for my husband (delivery boy), her son woks as my "special" brother's care-giver, her daughter works in my massage center and they never cross the line. They are working for us for 10 years now. Trust, Honesty, Respect, Fair wage, Gratitude. Loyalty and understanding are vital for us!

P.S. The cast is FABULOUS !!!

Kimchi Jan 22 2020 6:20 pm Congratulations to the cast for winning the SAG Best Ensemble award. Truly worthy of the honor! You guys just made history. Hoping for a Best Picture Oscar win. Fighting!

mx ot7 Jan 21 2020 7:01 pm Now I know why it’s called Parasites

whynot Jan 08 2020 5:58 am congrats for the golden globe win!

Jinjoo Jan 07 2020 9:25 pm woah as i watch this right now i can't help but be in awe...how cld the whole family be conning a rich or wealthy ppl and doing it so smoothly, like they did it i'd say in a very witty manner! i dunno whether i shld laugh or feel sad for the family bc they were just conned w/out noticing it! LOL

Bubble Tea or Boba Jan 07 2020 6:29 pm A very weird film that will somehow keep you interested from beginning to end. It definitely deserves all the hype and award nominations.

I just don't understand how they could categorize this as "comedy" when it's more like Drama, Thriller and Mystery.

Michelle Jan 04 2020 11:05 pm For those of you who are disappointed with the ending, it's supposed to keep you thinking about it and such. P.s. the ending credit song is "Soju One Glass" but it was originally called "564 Years" or something. So could that be the foreshadow of his actual future, like the amount of years it will take him to earn that much money?

asadal Dec 28 2019 6:04 am @ everyone saying that they were disappointed w the ending.....guys a good movie is supposed to be like that, its supposed to keep you wanting more. its supposed to leave u w questions in ur head. a good movie will make u think. ull only appreciate the movie if u like observing the smallest details and connect them all together like a puzzle.

Sof Dec 19 2019 11:39 pm The best 2019 film ever. This film deserved its Palme D'or award and the hype. The storyline is spectacular and ordinary and the plot was truly amazing! Bong Joon Ho, amazing film director!

gizibe Nov 26 2019 4:44 am CWS and PSJ keep interfering in each other movies lol

Lino Sep 29 2019 11:19 am I like this movie. It's like a perfect plan type like kind of genre. It showcase how society works and how people really strive to live and earn money. I think what really is the whole lesson for this movie is that you should not abuse the extreme luck and greed always mess up things. Because if they just get along with those two son and daughter scam it might turn out well. Just how the plan go wrong when you get so cocky and with that storm. If they just stayed at home and don't get so easy it will be okay. Just how the story progresses you will eventually see some of the bits of jinx of life in this movie. I like it very much

Fudu Sep 25 2019 4:09 am It was going Perfect until the unnecessary sex scene. Sorry; but I was shocked.I was respecting the both. Plus the poor ending plot; it looks like the writer was writing while he falls a sleep and his younger son came and finnished the story.

Teaser Sep 18 2019 5:44 pm First 3/4 was so good but disappointed with the ending. They don't tell what happened with the rich family after the accident. How come they just disappeared like that.

Ryu Samuel Aug 25 2019 4:16 pm The first part of the movie is brilliant. The last 30 minutes is stupid. It's always like that with korean scenarists. Even in dramas they go crazy in the end. I was disappointed. This could've been a perfect movie...

Gigi Aug 24 2019 1:28 pm Hahahaha I can't believe they made the housekeeper into typhoid Mary lol. This movie is amazing

IM Aug 18 2019 6:26 pm A must watch movie of the year. Superb!

Shairli Aug 17 2019 9:21 pm Brilliant storyline only for the 1st half. My anticipation went down after the Park family came back from their holiday trip. Really looking forward for a smart ending as how smart they took over the houselhold duties. The genre should be at drama/family + comedy/humour but it became thriller/horror.

db Aug 15 2019 10:11 pm This movie is something else, really amazing actors and plot is not very predictable which is exciting bc u keep on thinking how this going to end, you guys should watch this

maria Aug 13 2019 4:39 am 10 out of 10

This movie blowing out your mind like the Get Out movie. But this movie contains dark humor and family relation between two different worlds. I recommend you guys to watch parasite. I gasp for about 1 minute straight watching the "scenes". The casts are incredible especially song kang ho and choi woo sik! People behind the movie especially the director and writers ahhhh amazed me so well with an amazing storyline. I thought a different ending but they give me an unexpected twisted ending. Deserves the award that they received!!!

Vy Aug 08 2019 9:54 pm Really good movie.

Arin Jul 06 2019 10:36 am Seriously this movie is really out of the box. It's really mind blowing. And as we all know it, choi woo shik performance never dissapoint me. He always getting better (or we could say it he already perfect since before). It's so rare to seeing him in drama. But once he come out in the screen, he always choose a good movie. I had no doubt why it's so hard to get a seat in my city just to watch it. The theater always full. We need to buy the ticket days before the d-day. Once again I give all my respect to the director and every single person that work for Parasite. Y'all doing a good job!

Justitax Jul 05 2019 9:45 am Really, bong Joon ho knows such a potential actor like choi woo sik.. i can see his brighter future in movie industrial.. hwaiting choi woo sik..

Paras Jul 04 2019 8:09 am Movie blew me away, the dark humour, the suspense, the cinematography

Blossom Jun 28 2019 8:54 am Waaaah just watched it.. it is really new and ofc good!! Watch it guys

Burger Bun Smells Good Jun 20 2019 10:43 am @Ki are you the same person with the one who wrote a long comment in 'Barking Dogs Don't Bite'? If it's the same you i just want to wow-ing. You must be loyal to this director's movies. Your long comment was from 2009 and here you are commenting BJH's new movie 10 years later. Wow, man.

Ki Jun 05 2019 10:45 pm @mashihox literally it's about a poor family who cons their way into working for a wealthy family. The film vaguely recalls Bong Joon-Ho's "Barking Dogs Don't Bite" but set in the present day and taking into consideration the mindset of millennials. The film starts out simple, but gets more complex and exciting with the introduction of the other family. While watching the film, the most enjoyable part for myself was not knowing where the hell the story was going and then once arriving at that destination ... thinking wow. The film offers a truly unique look into income inequality with an unpredictable crime story that gets more exciting with each scene. A masterpiece.

mashihox Jun 05 2019 7:38 pm @Fan What is this movie about?

Fan Jun 02 2019 7:53 pm This movie seriously blew my mind. Make sure to watch this!

Chan May 26 2019 9:38 am I love Park So Dam. She is really talented ?

peeaare May 26 2019 3:11 am congratulations for being first korean movie to win palme d or at cannes film festival , i actually really curious about this movie, how brilliant is the script even beat quentin tarantino once upon a time in hollywood....

chijer elena May 26 2019 1:11 am Palme d'Or la Cannes

Mi_jah May 25 2019 12:28 pm Congratulations for " palme d or" at thé festival de Cannes tonight

andwe May 06 2019 11:39 pm Lee Sun Kyun and Song Kang Ho in one movie. That's enough for me. Can't wait for this movie to be released! I'm so excited. I've watched a lot of their movies and all of them are great. Now combine the 2 and now I am expecting a masterpiece! I love both actors.

sera Apr 09 2019 1:15 am I wonder what this will be about. Just watching the trailer kind of gave me an uneasy feeling.

Ab Mar 29 2019 8:02 pm Choi wooshik is so freaking talented and so freaking handsome. I freaking died when I saw him in The Witch:Part 1. Thank you Bong Joonho for casting him again.

Jo Bi Mar 29 2019 8:00 pm

Park seo jun will make special appearance

Also, wooshik and park seojuns friendship is adorable. They are featuring in each others' films. Wooshik is also featuring in seojun's movie Divine Fury

Andr Mar 28 2019 8:50 pm Great cast, great director, great plot. Can't wait for it to be released.

asma Jul 16 2018 1:55 pm this gonna be good you can tell from the cast i am looking forward to watch it !

Dzjrs May 31 2018 1:10 pm Can't wait because Lee Sun Gyun! He is such a great actor and played many character already. =) i watched all his drama and almost all his movies. i really can't wait.

I thought the movie was about an outcast, suprising it's a movie about family drama.

Ahjussilover May 18 2018 1:45 am Can't wait for this drama. I miss Lee sun kyun already

Cerain Mar 30 2018 5:55 am Wow! I love to see Park So Dam of Cinderella and Choi Woo Sik of Hugo's Love ?

Pri Aug 28 2017 11:59 pm Bong Joon Ho and Song Kang Ho, cant wait. I wish Bae Doo Na or/and Go Ah Sung will join this project

Ibrahim Jul 02 2017 6:18 pm kang ho song and joon-ho bong!!!! no need another words

Grace Apr 08 2017 12:53 pm Wowwww the two of them are reunite again! Will be a great movie! I like Memories of Murder and Snowpiercer!:)

Ago Apr 04 2017 2:52 pm I already can't wait to see this one. Hope it will be as good as I imagine~

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