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|caption    =The North Korean Pulgasari poster
|caption    =The South Korean poster for Pulgasari
|name        =''Pulgasari''
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|jp-title    =''Pulgasari: Monster of Legend'' (1998)
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|dt          =''Pulgasari'' (1985)
|director    =Shin Sang-ok<br>Chong Gon Jo
|director    =Shin Sang-ok
|producer    =Shin Sang-ok
|producer    =Shin Sang-ok
|writer      =Kim Se Ryun
|writer      =Kim Se Ryun
|composer    =So Jong Gon
|composer    =So Jong Gon
|sfx              =[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
|produced    =Shin Films, [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]
|distributor =Raging Thunder{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|distributor =Raging Thunder{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|rating      =Not Rated
|rating      =Not Rated
|runtime    =95 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 35 minutes)}}
|runtime    =95 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 35 minutes)}}
|aspectratio =1.85:1
|aspectratio =1.37:1
|titles=yes|jp-title=''Pulgasari: Monster of Legend'' (1998)|alt-titles=yes}}
}}
{{Quote|The first North Korean film released in the country.<br>After 50 years, it came from the North!|<br>parenthetical=국내 최초로 공개되는 북한영화 제1호<br>50년민에 북에서 왔습네다!|South Korean tagline}}
{{Quote|The first North Korean film released in the country.<br>After 50 years, it came from the North!|parenthetical=국내 최초로 공개되는 북한영화 제1호<br>50년민에 북에서 왔습네다!|South Korean tagline}}
{{Quote|The true kaiju movie the entire world has been waiting for!|<br>parenthetical=全世界が待っていた本物の怪獣映画！|Japanese tagline}}
{{Quote|The true kaiju movie the entire world has been waiting for!|parenthetical=全世界が待っていた本物の怪獣映画！|Japanese tagline}}
{{Quote|It lives to eat! Banned for a decade|US VHS tagline}}
{{Quote|It lives to eat! Banned for a decade|U.S. VHS tagline}}
'''''Pulgasari''''' {{Nihongo|불가사리|Bulgasali}} is a [[1985]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Korean Film Studio and Shin Films. It was distributed to North Korean theaters by Korean Film Studio in 1985 and to [[Japan]]ese theaters by Raging Thunder on July 4, [[1998]].
'''''Pulgasari''''' {{Nihongo|불가사리|Bulgasali}} is a [[1985]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Shin Films in association with [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]. It was distributed to North Korean theaters by Korean Film Studio in 1985 and to [[Japan]]ese theaters by Raging Thunder on July 4, [[1998]].
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==Plot==
==Plot==
In feudal Korea, during the Goryeo Dynasty, a King controls the land with an iron fist, subjecting the peasantry to misery and starvation. An old blacksmith who was sent to prison creates a tiny figurine of a monster by making a doll of rice. When it comes into contact with the blood of the blacksmith's daughter, the creature springs to life, becoming a giant metal-eating monster named Pulgasari. After he kills the king and fulfills his purpose, he becomes a nuisance, feeding on metal and eating buildings. But, Ami tricks Pulgasarri into eating her, causing him to revert back to his original components and crumble away.
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In feudal Korea, during the [[wikipedia:Goryeo|Goryeo]] dynasty, a king controls the land with an iron fist, subjecting the peasantry to misery and starvation. An old blacksmith who was sent to prison creates a tiny figurine of a monster by making a doll of rice. When it comes into contact with the blood of the blacksmith's daughter, the creature springs to life, becoming a giant metal-eating monster named Pulgasari. After he kills the king and fulfills his purpose, he becomes a nuisance, feeding on metal and eating buildings. But Ami tricks Pulgasari into eating her, causing him to revert back to his original components and crumble away.
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by|Shin Sang-ok, Chong Gon Jo
|Directed by|Shin Sang-ok
|Written by|Kim Se Ryun
|Written by|Kim Se Ryun
|Produced by|Shin Sang-ok
|Produced by|Shin Sang-ok
|Music by|So Jong Gon
|Music by|So Jong Gon
|Cinematography by|Kenichi Eguchi, Cho Myong Hyon, and Sung Ho Pak
|Cinematography by|Cho Myong Hyon, Sung Ho Pak
|Edited by|Ryon Sun Kim
|Edited by|Ryon Sun Kim
|Assistant directing by|[[Eiichi Asada]], Chong Gon Jo
|First assistant director|Chong Gon Jo
|Special effects by|Duk Ho Kim, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]], Chong Gil Pak, Eiji Shirokuma
|Director of special effects|[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
|Assistant director of special effects|Osamu Kume
|First assistant director of special effects|[[Eiichi Asada]]
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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|Jong-uk Ri|Ana
|Jong-uk Ri|Ana
|Gwon Ri|Takse
|Gwon Ri|Takse
|Gyong-ae Yu|Inde's Mother
|Gyong-ae Yu|Inde's mother
|Hye-chol Ro|Inde's Brother
|Hye-chol Ro|Inde's brother
|Sang-hun Tae|Rebel Forces
|Sang-hun Tae, Gi-chon Kim, In-chol Ri|rebel forces
|Gi-chon Kim|Rebel Forces
|In-chol Ri|Rebel Forces
|Riyonun Ri|General Fuan
|Riyonun Ri|General Fuan
|Yong-hok Pak|The King
|Yong-hok Pak|the King
|Pong-ilk Pak|The Governor
|Pong-ilk Pak|the Governor
|[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]|Pulgasari
|[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]|Pulgasari
|[[Masao Fukazawa]]|Baby Pulgasari
|[[Masao Fukazawa]]|juvenile Pulgasari
}}
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Pulgasari]] (Baby, Adult)
*[[Pulgasari]]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Pulgasari (film)/Gallery}}
{{Main|Pulgasari (film)/Gallery}}
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{{Main|Pulgasari (Soundtrack)}}
{{Main|Pulgasari (Soundtrack)}}
==Alternate titles==
==Alternate titles==
*'''''Bulgasari''''' (Alternate romanization)
*'''''Bulgasari''''' (alternate romanization)
*'''''Pulgasari: Monster of Legend''''' {{Nihongo|プルガサリ：伝説の大怪獣|Purugasari: Densetsu no Daikaijū|Japan}}
*'''''Pulgasari: Monster of Legend''''' {{Nihongo|プルガサリ：伝説の大怪獣|Purugasari: Densetsu no Daikaijū|Japan}}
*'''''Zombi 34: The Communist Bull-Monster''''' (زومبی 34: کمیونسٹ بل دانو; Pakistan)
==Theatrical releases==
==Theatrical releases==
*North Korean - 1985
*North Korea - 1985
*[[Japan]] - July 4, 1998<ref>[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA プルガサリ - Wikipedia]</ref>
*[[Japan]] - July 4, 1998<ref>[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/プルガサリ プルガサリ - Wikipedia]</ref>
*South Korea - July 22, 2000
*South Korea - July 22, 2000
==Video releases==
==Video releases==
'''ADV''' VHS (2001)
'''A.D. Vision''' VHS (2001)
*'''Audio:''' Korean with English subtitles
*'''Tapes''': 1
'''Geneon''' DVD (2004)<ref name="CDJapan">[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/GNBF-5018 Pulgasari]</ref>
*'''Audio''': Korean  
*'''Region:''' 2
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Korean, Japanese
*'''Notes:''' Subtitles are Japanese only. Out of print.
===Bootleg/public domain releases===
''Pulgasari'' has never received an official DVD release in the United States, but English-subtitled bootlegs of the film are sold on Amazon by GI Studios and PR Studios.


'''GI Studios''' DVD (2014)<ref name="Amazon1">[http://www.amazon.com/Pulgasari-Mightier-Godzilla-Language-Subtitles/dp/B00IHCBAQG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420086148&sr=8-1&keywords=Pulgasari Amazon.com: Pulgasari - The Monster Mightier Than Godzilla ! (1985) GI Studios]</ref>
'''Pioneer''' DVD (2000)<ref name="DVD 2000">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/チャン・ソニ/dp/B07C3XH8KN|title=Plugasari DVD|work=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=19 October 2021}}</ref>
*'''Region:''' N/A
*'''Region''': 2
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Discs''': 1
*'''Audio:''' Korean with English subtitles
*'''Audio''': Korean, Japanese
*'''Notes:''' Bootleg DVD-R
*'''Subtitles''': Japanese
'''PR Studios''' DVD (2014)<ref name="Amazon2">[http://www.amazon.com/Pulgasari-Mightier-Godzilla-Language-Subtitles/dp/B00L30II5A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420086421&sr=8-2&keywords=Pulgasari Amazon.com: Pulgasari - The Monster Mightier Than Godzilla ! (1985) PR Studios]</ref>
*'''Special features''': None
*'''Region:''' N/A
*'''Notes''': Out of print.
*'''Discs:''' 1
 
*'''Audio:''' Korean with English subtitles
'''Broadway''' DVD (2012)<ref name="DVD 2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Plugasari-DVD-リ・イングォン/dp/B009G5GNME/|title=プルガサリ 伝説の大怪獣 [レンタル落ち]|work=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=19 October 2021}}</ref>
*'''Notes:''' Bootleg DVD-R
*'''Region''': 2
*'''Discs''': 1
*'''Audio''': Korean, Japanese
*'''Subtitles''': Japanese
*'''Special features''': None
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{videos|
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The director of ''Pulgasari'', Shin Sang-ok, was kidnapped in 1978 by North Korean intelligence on the orders of Kim Jong-il, son of the then-ruling Kim Il-sung. After he and his wife escaped during a film festival in Vienna, Shin began working in Hollywood. His work there included the screenplay for the 1996 fantasy film ''[[wikipedia:Galgameth|Galgameth]]'', effectively a remake of ''Pulgasari'' set in medieval Europe.
*The director of ''Pulgasari'', Shin Sang-ok, was kidnapped in 1978 by North Korean intelligence on the orders of Kim Jong-il, son of the then-ruling Kim Il-sung. After he and his wife escaped during a film festival in Vienna, Shin began working in Hollywood. His work there included the screenplay for the 1996 fantasy film ''[[Galgameth (film)|Galgameth]]'', effectively a remake of ''Pulgasari'' set in medieval Europe.
*The director of the film imported suit actor [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] (who portrayed [[Godzilla]] himself in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]) to play [[Pulgasari]].
*The director of the film imported suit actor [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] (who portrayed [[Godzilla]] himself in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]) to play [[Pulgasari]].
**In addition, [[Masao Fukazawa]], the suit actor who played [[Minilla]] in the [[Showa era|Showa series]], was brought in to play Pulgasari's juvenile form.
**In addition, [[Masao Fukazawa]], the suit actor who played [[Minilla]] in the [[Showa era|Showa series]], was brought in to play Pulgasari's juvenile form.
*''Pulgasari'' is one of seven giant monster movies which can be viewed in its entirety within the 2022 video game ''Kaiju Wars'', along with ''[[A*P*E]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron|Attack of the Monsters]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Viras|Destroy All Planets]]'', ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster|Gammera the Invincible]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Tarantula!|Tarantula]]'', and ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]''.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bulgasari (film)|''Bulgasari'' (1962)]]
*''[[Bulgasari (film)|Bulgasari]]''
==External links==
*[http://flash.koreafilm.or.kr:8080/kofa2/play_trailer.html?file=trailer/MK044800_P01.mp4 High-quality ''Pulgasari'' opening credits]
==References==
==References==
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Pulgasari
The South Korean poster for Pulgasari
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Pulgasari: Monster of Legend (1998)
See alternate titles
Directed by Shin Sang-ok
Producer Shin Sang-ok
Written by Kim Se Ryun
Music by So Jong Gon
Special
effects by 		Teruyoshi Nakano
Production company Shin Films, Toho Eizo
Distributor Raging ThunderJP
Rating Not Rated
Running time 95 minutes
(1 hour, 35 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.37:1
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“
The first North Korean film released in the country.
After 50 years, it came from the North! (국내 최초로 공개되는 북한영화 제1호
50년민에 북에서 왔습네다!)
„ 

— South Korean tagline
“
The true kaiju movie the entire world has been waiting for! (全世界が待っていた本物の怪獣映画！)
„ 

— Japanese tagline
“
It lives to eat! Banned for a decade
„ 

— U.S. VHS tagline

Pulgasari (불가사리,   Bulgasali) is a 1985 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Shin Films in association with Toho Eizo. It was distributed to North Korean theaters by Korean Film Studio in 1985 and to Japanese theaters by Raging Thunder on July 4, 1998.

Plot

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In feudal Korea, during the Goryeo dynasty, a king controls the land with an iron fist, subjecting the peasantry to misery and starvation. An old blacksmith who was sent to prison creates a tiny figurine of a monster by making a doll of rice. When it comes into contact with the blood of the blacksmith's daughter, the creature springs to life, becoming a giant metal-eating monster named Pulgasari. After he kills the king and fulfills his purpose, he becomes a nuisance, feeding on metal and eating buildings. But Ami tricks Pulgasari into eating her, causing him to revert back to his original components and crumble away.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Shin Sang-ok
  • Written by   Kim Se Ryun
  • Produced by   Shin Sang-ok
  • Music by   So Jong Gon
  • Cinematography by   Cho Myong Hyon, Sung Ho Pak
  • Edited by   Ryon Sun Kim
  • First assistant director   Chong Gon Jo
  • Director of special effects   Teruyoshi Nakano
  • First assistant director of special effects   Eiichi Asada

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Chang Son Hui   as   Ami
  • Ham Gi Sop   as   Inde
  • Jong-uk Ri   as   Ana
  • Gwon Ri   as   Takse
  • Gyong-ae Yu   as   Inde's mother
  • Hye-chol Ro   as   Inde's brother
  • Sang-hun Tae, Gi-chon Kim, In-chol Ri   as   rebel forces
  • Riyonun Ri   as   General Fuan
  • Yong-hok Pak   as   the King
  • Pong-ilk Pak   as   the Governor
  • Kenpachiro Satsuma   as   Pulgasari
  • Masao Fukazawa   as   juvenile Pulgasari

Appearances

Monsters

Gallery

Main article: Pulgasari (film)/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Pulgasari (Soundtrack).

Alternate titles

  • Bulgasari (alternate romanization)
  • Pulgasari: Monster of Legend (プルガサリ：伝説の大怪獣,   Purugasari: Densetsu no Daikaijū, Japan)

Theatrical releases

  • North Korea - 1985
  • Japan - July 4, 1998[1]
  • South Korea - July 22, 2000

Video releases

A.D. Vision VHS (2001)

  • Tapes: 1
  • Audio: Korean
  • Subtitles: English

Pioneer DVD (2000)[2]

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Korean, Japanese
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: None
  • Notes: Out of print.

Broadway DVD (2012)[3]

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Korean, Japanese
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: None

Videos

Japanese Pulgasari trailer
Complete film with English subtitles

Trivia

See also

References

This is a list of references for Pulgasari (film). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ プルガサリ - Wikipedia
  2. ↑ "Plugasari DVD". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "プルガサリ 伝説の大怪獣 [レンタル落ち]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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