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Thirst

Lusting after sinful pleasures.
2009 | 134m | Korean

(53767 votes)

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A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
Release Date: Apr 30, 2009
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Émile Zola, Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Keywords vampire, priest, self mutilation, childhood friends, blood transfusion, confessional, catholic guilt, lesion, jumping off a building
Production Companies Moho Film
Box Office Revenue: $13,085,023
Budget: $5,000,000
Updates Updated: Oct 10, 2025
Entered: Oct 10, 2025
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Name Character
Song Kang-ho Priest Sang-hyeon
Kim Ok-bin Tae-ju
Kim Hae-sook Lady Ra
Shin Ha-kyun Kang-woo
Park In-hwan Priest Noh
Song Young-chang Seung-dae
Oh Dal-su Yeong-doo
Ériq Ebouaney Immanuel
Seo Dong-soo Hyo-seong
Choi Hee-jin Nurse Sa
Ra Mi-ran Nurse Yu
Lee Hwa-ryong Doctor Koo
Mercedes Cabral Evelyn
Kim Hee-ok Oh Veronica
Choi Jong-ryul Father
Son Jong-hak Detective
Han Chul-woo Investigator
Jo Deok-jae Inspector 1
Jo Moon-ee Inspector 2
Hwang Woo-seul-hye Unmarried Whistling Woman
Thati Peele Research Nun
Goo Yong-wan Devotee
Kim Tae-hee Security Guard
Natallia Bulynia Passenger
Name Job
Lim Ga-jin Musician
Choi Nam-jin Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Park Seung-cheon Sound Engineer
Kim Seung-yong Sound Recordist
Hong Yu-jin Original Music Composer
Jeongeun Choi Script Supervisor
June Lee Thanks
Mo Il-young Production Manager
Kim Jung-gon Set Dresser
Choi Choon-beom Stunts
Park Hyun-won Lighting Director
Lee Hong-pyo Stunts
Hong Jang-pyo Special Effects Supervisor
Émile Zola Novel
Cho Young-wuk Original Music Composer, Music Director
Kim Won-jung Stunts
Jung Gun Production Sound Mixer
Yu Eok Director of Photography
Kim Sung-min Line Producer
Philip Kang Line Producer
Jae Joon Choi Assistant Editor
Kim Tae-seong Telecine Colorist
Park Yong-sik Digital Film Recording
Kwak Sung-sook Assistant Editor
Cho Sang-kyung Costume Designer
Kim Hyo-jin Assistant Makeup Artist
Kim Eui-sung Production Supervisor
Seung Koo Kwon Second Unit Director
Cha Zoo-han Storyboard Artist
Jang Hee-chul Assistant Art Director
Lee Yoon-ho Storyboard Artist
Choi Eun-ah Dialogue Editor
Jung Won-jae Boom Operator
Kim Jeong-sook Boom Operator
Park Jin-hong Sound Effects Editor
Hwang Hyo-kyun Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kwon Eun-jung Special Effects Makeup Artist
Yu Yeong-il Special Effects
Cho Sung-ku Compositing Artist
Chun Jae-sung Lighting Artist
Heo Eun-sil Accountant
Jang Seung-yeol Animation
Kim Jun-sik VFX Editor
Kang Young-eun Lighting Artist
Kim Hyung Senior Modeller, Rotoscoping Artist
Kim Ju-yeon Animation Supervisor
Kim Min-bum Compositing Artist
Kwon Kwang-goo Animation
Lee Hee-seok Compositing Artist
Lee Jung-Hyun Animation
Chung Hyun-cheol Visual Effects Producer
Kim Min-ah Generalist
Park Da-jeong Modeling
Park Min-yong Compositing Supervisor
Ryu Kwang-ha Visual Effects Producer
Son Won-rak Rotoscoping Artist
Yoo Tai-keun Animation, Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Baek Dong-hyun Stunts
Cho Won-chul Stunts
Kwon Jee-Hoon Stunts
Oh Se-yeong Stunts
Shin Jae-min Stunts
Marcus Bosisto Key Grip
Werner Gerlach Best Boy Grip
Jang Do-hun First Assistant "B" Camera
Lee Jun-il Lighting Technician
Jung Kee-won Second Unit Director of Photography
Lee Chang-sub Second Assistant "B" Camera
Park Se-moon Lighting Director
Yoon Young-soo First Assistant Camera
Park Chan-min Mixing Engineer, Sound Engineer
Yoo Dong-jun Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Lee Jae-hyuck Sound Recordist
Park Chan-wook Director, Screenplay
Kim Sang-bum Editor
Lee Hee-kyoung Special Effects Supervisor
Ryu Seong-hie Art Direction, Production Design
Seok Min-u Assistant Director
Choi Moon-seok Production Supervisor
Rick Moon Line Producer
Kim Hyung-shek Digital Colorist
Lee Yong-kii Digital Colorist
Son Hyun-il Digital Colorist, Telecine Colorist
Jeon Shin-young Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Lee Eun-ju Hair Supervisor, Makeup Artist
Lee Myung-hee Production Manager
Kim Bo-gwan Set Dresser
Cho Sung-won Set Designer
Kim Jong-youl Storyboard Artist
Song Seon-chan Storyboard Artist
Hong Yoon-sung ADR & Dubbing
Kim Chang-sub Sound Effects, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Kim Suk-won Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer
Shim Gyu-jong Foley
Kim Gwang-su Special Effects
Pi Dae-seong Special Effects Makeup Artist
Cha Sung-hoon Animation, VFX Artist
Cho Yong-seok Special Effects Supervisor, Digital Producer
Ham Yu-seop Lighting Artist, VFX Artist
Park Hyun-min Rotoscoping Artist
Jo Su-min VFX Artist
Kang Chang-bae Lighting Artist
Kim Dong-soo Compositing Lead
Kim Jang-hyung Visual Effects Technical Director
Kim Kee-won Lighting Artist, Lighting Director
Kim Soo-jeong VFX Artist
Lee Chan-ran Compositing Artist
Lee Jeon-hyoung Visual Effects Supervisor
Lee Mirang Matchmove Supervisor
Lee Tae-won Animation
Na Jong-chan Digital Colorist
Park Jung-hoon Animation
Ryoo Kwang-hyun Shading, Lighting Artist
Seong Jeong-hun Visual Effects Technical Director, Digital Effects Supervisor
Yeom Ji-hoon Animation
Yun Jin-il VFX Artist
Cho Ju-Hyun Stunts
Min Heo Stunts
Jo Joo-Hyeon Stunts
Park Jae-young Stunt Coordinator
Yoo Sang-seob Stunts
Choi Jong-ha Electrician
Hong Eue-su Dolly Grip
Jo Hye-jin Electrician
Jung Il-seo Grip
Kim Hyung-chul Electrician
Ju Young-min Camera Car
Sin Jin-woo Jimmy Jib Operator
Choi Se-yeon Costume Designer
Lee Cheong-moo Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Lim Eun-jin Musician
Chung Seo-kyung Screenplay
Kim Tae-eui Special Effects Supervisor
Ashley McLeod Location Manager
Ryu Jae-hwan CGI Director
Song Jong-hee Makeup & Hair
Jason Byeun Line Producer
Kim Tae-young Telecine Colorist
Park Jin-ho Digital Intermediate Producer
Jiyeon Song Set Decoration
Baek Sung-woon Special Effects Makeup Artist
Myeongsoo Song Production Manager
Conti Brothers Storyboard Artist
Han Ah-reum Supervising Art Director
Kim Yeong-ung Storyboard Artist
Cho Min Soo Assistant Art Director
Han Jae-wook Cableman
Kim Jae-kyung Dolby Consultant
Ahn Hyoung-gon Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kwak Tae-yong Special Effects Makeup Artist
Shin Jae-ho Special Effects Makeup Artist
Choe Su-jeong Online Editor
Han Dong-ho Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Jang Seok-hyoun Modeling
Jun Dae-kil Senior Modeller
Kim Eun-jung Compositing Lead
Kim Jin-yong Animation
Kim Kyu-uk Senior Animator
Jinny Ko Visual Effects Technical Director
Lee Dong-hun Visual Effects Production Manager
Lee Jong-mu Matchmove Supervisor
Sean Lee Visual Effects Producer
Lee Yeoun-a Compositing Artist
Nam Sang-woo VFX Supervisor
Park Min-su CGI Director
Sung In-kyoung Lighting Artist
Yun Jin-yeong Rotoscoping Artist
Choi Chun-beom Stunts
Jang Young-joo Stunts
Kwon Kwi-deok Stunts
Seo Ji-oh Stunts
Jeong Yoon-heon Stunts
Sally Choi Still Photographer
Hwang Chang-ki Grip
Won Jong-baek Electrician
Jung Jae-ho Grip
Kim Ju-young Still Photographer
Lee Zi-hoon Second Assistant Camera
Song Kok-hwan Electrician
Kim Bo-seul Assistant Costume Designer
Hong Dae-sung Original Music Composer
Kim Kap-soo Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Kim Jae-beom Editor
Chung Chung-hoon Director of Photography
Kwon Ji-hoon Stunts
Jung Jae-Myoung Digital Film Recording
Lee Hye-min Digital Colorist
Shin Chung-sub Digital Colorist
Lee Jae-sung Art Direction
Baek Sang-Hoon Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kim Seong-min Assistant Production Manager
Hyoju Ban Concept Artist
Beom Sick Cheon Storyboard Artist
Kwon Ju-hee Assistant Art Director
Ki Lee Seog Set Dresser
Choi Hyen-gyu Dolby Consultant
Kim Min-jung Dialogue Editor
Park Seong-yong Utility Sound
Jo Eun-su Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lee Hee-eun Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ahn Sun-young Matte Painter
Gil Bum-ho Compositing Artist
Hwang Jong-hwan Pipeline Technical Director
Jeon Ji-eun Rotoscoping Artist
Jung So-hee Lighting Artist
Kim Bo-ra Rotoscoping Artist
Kim Mirang Lighting Director
Kwon Seo-ha Rotoscoping Artist
Lee In Modeling
Lee Jung-wook Lighting Artist
Lee So-hee Production Manager
Moon Sung-oh Animation
Park June-young Compositing Artist
Park Sun-hyung Visual Effects Technical Director
Yang Moon-hyuk Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Yoon Yo-han Location Assistant
Choi Bong-rock Stunts
Gwon Seung-gu Stunts
Jeon Jae-hyeong Stunts
Park Ji-sun Stunts
Song Min-seok Stunts
Chae Jung-seok Second Assistant Camera
Heo Pil-bong Genetator Operator
Jeon Jong-min Chief Lighting Technician
Jung Hoon Key Grip
Kim Byung-ho Generator Operator
Lee Jea-in Jimmy Jib Operator
Aquiles Sande Clapper Loader
Park Jae-min Extras Casting
Ko Hyun Jeong Sound Engineer
Jeong Hee Lee Original Music Composer
Seung Hee Seok Original Music Composer
Kim Won-jung Stunts
Name Title
Nam Ki-moon Producer
Kim Hak-beom Producer
Bob Seh Producer
Katharine Kim Producer
Miky Lee Executive Producer
Kabe Park Executive Producer
Joon H. Choi Producer
Park Chan-wook Producer
Ahn Soo-hyun Producer
Simon Lee Executive Producer
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tanty
6.0

Disturbing and sometimes really disgusting. Not to be watched while eating. ...

Jun 23, 2021