In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army....
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Son Hui Chang | ... |
Ami
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Ham Gi Sop | ... |
Inde
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Jong-uk Ri | ... |
Ana
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Gwon Ri | ... |
Takse (Ami's Father)
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Gyong-ae Yu | ... |
Inde's Mother
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Hye-chol Ro | ... |
Inde's Brother
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Sang-hun Tae | ... |
Rebel Forces
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Gi-chon Kim | ... |
Rebel Forces
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In-chol Ri | ... |
Rebel Forces
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Riyonun Ri | ... |
General Fuan
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Yong-hok Pak | ... |
The King
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Pong-ilk Pak | ... |
The Governor
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| Kenpachirô Satsuma | ... |
Pulgasary (suit actor)
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'Little Man' Machan | ... |
Baby Pulgasari
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Directed by
| Shin Sang-ok | ... | (as Sang-ok Shin) |
Written by
| Se Ryun Kim | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jong-Il Kim | ... | executive producer (as Jong-il Kim) |
Music by
| Jong Gon So | ||
Cinematography by
| Kenichi Eguchi | ||
| Cho Myong Hyon | ||
| Sung Ho Pak | ||
Editing by
| Ryon Sun Kim | ||
Art Direction by
| Do Ik Ri | ||
| Yoshio Suzuki | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eiichi Asada | ... | chief assistant director |
| Chong Gon Jo | ... | assistant director |
Special Effects by
| Duk Ho Kim | ... | special effects |
| Osamu Kume | ... | assistant special effects director |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | special effects director |
| Chong Gil Pak | ... | special effects artist |
| Eiji Shirokuma | ... | controller |
| Nobuyuki Yasumaru | ... | prosthetics |
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| Kohei Mikami | ... | lighting technician |
Production Companies
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- Korean Film Studio (1985) (North Korea) (theatrical)
- Raging Thunder (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- BijouFlix Releasing (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Broadway (1998) (Japan) (VHS)
- Broadway (2003) (Japan) (VHS)
- Broadway (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
- Cinefear (United States) (VHS)
- Geneon Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Pioneer LDC (1998) (Japan) (DVD)
- Wako Creation (Japan) (video)
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In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter brings the creature to life, and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although the film is a North Korean production, director Shin Sang-ok is South Korean. North Korean dictator Jong-Il Kim was a huge fan of Shin's. At the time this film was made, North and South Korea were at war (which eventually ended in 2018 thanks to the Panmunjom Declaration). Thus, Kim had him kidnapped. Shin eventually escaped back to South Korea, but not before he had been forced to make this movie for the erratic North Korean leader. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Great Man and Cinema (2009). See more » |