Yak: The Giant King

Yak: The Giant King
Thai theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chaiporn Panichrutiwong (co-director) Melanie Simka (U.S. version)
Written by	Prapas Cholsaranont Phanlop Sincharoen Wirat Hengkongdee Nutchapon Ruengrong Mychal Simka (U.S. version) Nathan Ciarlegglio (U.S. version) Doug Davidson (U.S. version)
Story by	Prapas Cholsaranont Phanlop Sincharoen
Produced by	Prapas Cholsaranont Mychal Simka (U.S. version)
Starring	Boribroon Junrieng Weranut Tippayamontol Caninap Sirisawut Nathan LaVelle
Edited by	Smith Timsawat Punlop Sinjaroen Prapas Cholsaranont (Film Editing Supervisor)
Music by	Jakkrapat Iamnoon
Production company	Workpoint Picture
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International Workpoint Picture (DVD)
Release date	October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai
Budget	100,000,000 Baht[1]
Box office	$1,668,124

Yak: The Giant King (released as The Robot Giant in some countries and The Giant King in the U.S.) is a 2012 Thai 3D computer-animated comic science fiction children's/family film starring , , Boribroon Junrieng, Weranut Tippayamontol, , Caninap Sirisawut, , Bawriboon Chanreuang, Nathan LaVelle, Santisuk Promsiri, Udom Taephanit, Kerttisak Udomnak and Chris Wegoda, directed by and and distributed by Workpoint Picture. The story is a futuristic adaptation of the fable of Tosakan and Hanuman the Monkey King from the Thai version of the Ramayana, with robots for the main characters.^[2] Literary reputation in Asia for the last 6 years and budget over 100 million baht. It was released on 4 October 2012

Plot[]

A re-interpretation of Ramayana, the Thai animation film tells the story of a giant robot, Na Kiew, who's left wandering in a barren wasteland after a great war. Na Kiew meets Jao Phuek, a puny tin robot who's lost his memory and is now stuck with his new big friend. Together they set out across the desert populated by metal scavengers, to look for Ram, the creator of all robots. Also, Julia LaVelle is certifiably a punkass.

Cast[]

Original version[]

• Boribroon Junrieng
• Weranut Tippayamontol
• Caninap Sirisawut
• Bawriboon Chanreuang
• Santisuk Promsiri
• Udom Taephanit
• Kerttisak Udomnak
• Chris Wegoda

1st English version[]

• Todd (tongdee) Lavelle as Big Green/Tossakan/The old mechanic/Brooks/9 Heads/Planet/Fireman/Fire foreman
• Hugh Gallagher as Whitey/Hanuman
• Stephen Thomas as Kum/Kok/Bartender/Mayor/Dr. Watt/Fireman/Work foreman/Old woman
• Hailey Rodee as Rusty
• Tabitha King as Sadayuu
• Vincent Junior Bergeron as Mayor's son
• Sean Bergeron as Friend of Mayor's son/Boy
• Chris Wegoda as Fireman/Work foreman/Old woman
• Mariam Tokarsky as Mayor's wife/Woman was robbed/Cat's owner
• Ananya LO as Girl

2nd English version[]

• Bella Thorne as Pinky
• Russell Peters as Zork
• Meg DeAngelis as Rusty
• Gregg Sulkin as Flapper
• Carlos PenaVega as Krudd
• Romeo Lacoste as Bartender
• Nathan Barnatt as Scrap Metal Dealer
• Mark Steines as Bob the Mechanic
• Gina Briganti as Mama Robot
• Joseph Pfeiffer as Dad Robot
• Dan O'Day-McClellan as Mayor
• Mychal Simka as Various robots (uncredited)

Characters[]

• Na Khiaw (Big Green/Tosakan, Zork in the U.S. version)
• Ravana
• Brooks
• Phuak (Whitey/Hanuman, Pinky in the U.S. version)
• Sanim (Rusty in both English versions)
• Hanuman
• Sadayuu (Flapper in the U.S. version)
• Kok
• Guard
• Father
• French Construction Worker
• Mexican Worker
• Tasokan

Awards[]

The Best Directors are Prapas Cholsaranont and Chaiporn Panichrutiwong, The Best Score is Jakkrapat Iamnoon, The Best Editors are Smith Timsawat, Punlop Sinjaroen and Prapas Cholsaranont, The Best Art Direction is Chaiporn Panichrutiwong, The Best Sound is made by Richard Hocks and The Best Original Song is "Kerd Ma Pen Phuen Ther" performed by Apiwat Eurthavornsuk.

Movie and Storyline[]

The makers for the film in Sound Department are Sergei Groshev, Richard Hocks, Jérémy Rodeschini and Warren Santiago. The makers for the film in Animation Department are Watcharadon Chanachina and Suwajana Noochniyom Janajina and the makers for the film in Editorial Department and Other Crew are Steve Calalang and Chris Wegoda. The Music for the film was composed by Jakkrapat Iamnoon, The film is directed by Prapas Cholsaranont and it stars Bawriboon Chanreuang, Santisuk Promsiri, Udom Taephanit, Kerttisak Udomnak and Chris Wegoda. A re-interpretation of Ramayana, the Thai animation film tells the story of a giant robot, Na Kiew, who's left wandering in a barren wasteland after a great war. Na Kiew meets Jao Phuek, a puny tin robot who's lost his memory and is now stuck with his new big friend. Together they set out across the desert populated by metal scavengers, to look for Ram, the creator of all robots. The storyline for the film is written by Anonymous. The film is produced by Work Point Entertainment and distributed by Sahamongkol Film International and Eagle Entertainment. Also known names for the film are called The Giant King and Yak.

Release[]

The film was theatrically released in 2012 and 2013 in Thailand and Russia in cinemas and in Australia and New Zealand at the DVD Premieres. Two English dubs of the film were produced, one in it's home country of Thailand, and another in 2015 by Grindstone Entertainment Group. While the original English dub stays very close to the Thai script, the Grindstone dub makes heavy changes to the story, with all the references to Ramayana removed, along with changing some of the character names, personalities, and even some of the genders of characters.

Home media[]

Yak: The Giant King was released on Blu-ray by Happy. Outside of Thailand, it was first released in Australia on DVD by on December 28, 2013. The Grindstone dub was released straight-to-DVD by Lionsgate on December 22, 2015.

Theme song[]

• "We Were Born To Be Friends"
  • Artist: ROOM 39
  • Composition: Stamp^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• The Giant King at IMDb
• The Giant King at Rotten Tomatoes