Bulgasari

Bulgasari
Bulgasari
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kim Myeong-je
Screenplay by	Yoon Beom
Produced by	Cho Yong-Jin
Starring	Choe Seong-ho; Choi Mu-ryong; Eom Aeng-ran;
Production; company	Kwang-seong Films
Release date	December 1, 1962
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	₩100 million (estimated)

Bulgasari (Korean: 불가사리; RR: Bulgasali) is a lost 1962 South Korean kaiju film directed by Kim Myeong-je and produced by Cho Yong-Jin. It was the first giant monster film to be made in South Korea and the first all-Korean made science fiction film.^[1] The film was inspired by the same legendary monster as the 1985 North Korean film Pulgasari.^[2]

Plot[]

A skilled martial artist is murdered by traitors during the late Goryeo era and resurrects as the iron-eating monster Bulgasari to seek revenge.

Cast[]

Kim Dong-won
Choe Seong-ho
Jo Hang
Choi Mu-ryong
Eom Aeng-ran
Gang Mi-ae
Park Sun-bong
Lee Up-Dong
Ji Bang-yeol

Reception[]

Bulgasari was widely panned following its release due to ineffective special effects and antiquated direction by Kim Myeong-je.^[1] Critics unanimously wrote negative reviews of the film before its release. At the time, historical films were the only spectacles worth watching, and this film was considered childish and trashy. An article of this kind appeared in the Chosun Illbo newspaper on December 7th, 1962 in the cultural section.^[3]

The film is considered lost.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yeongjin, Lee (29 July 2008). "Native Korean Monsters Are Coming". Cine21.
^ "Impossible-to-Kill(不可杀伊)". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ Page 8 of the Chosun Ilbo from December 7th, 1962, which had a review for Bulgasari. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

External links[]

Bulgasari at IMDb

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[cine213-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yeongjin, Lee (29 July 2008). "Native Korean Monsters Are Coming". Cine21.

[2] "Impossible-to-Kill(不可杀伊)". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[3] Page 8 of the Chosun Ilbo from December 7th, 1962, which had a review for Bulgasari. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

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