Yonggary
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| Yongary | |
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 Theatrical poster to Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) |
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| Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
| Written by | Kim Ki-duk Seo Yun-sung |
| Starring | Oh Yeong-il Nam Jeong-im |
| Music by | Jeon Jeong-geun |
| Cinematography | Byeon In-jib |
| Distributed by | Kuk Dong |
| Release date(s) | August 13, 1967 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 100 min (South Korea) 79 min (USA) 74 min (Japan) 64 min. (Germany) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
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Yonggary or Yongary (대괴수 용가리 - Taekoesu Yonggary lit. Giant Monster Yonggary), also known as Yongary, Monster from the Deep, is a 1967 South Korean teukchwal (특촬 - "special effects" or tokusatsu) film directed by prominent genre-film director Kim Ki-duk (no relation to the art film director Kim Ki-duk). In 1999, director Shim Hyung-rae filmed a remake in name only of the film which was retitled Reptilian in the United States.
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[edit] Synopsis
In the middle east, a bomb is set off that creates massive earthquakes. Meanwhile in South Korea, a young couple is about to get married and the tension builds when South Korea sends a space shuttle to investigate the middle east bomb site. The earthquake makes its way to South Korea where the laws of nature defying earthquake is caused by a giant monster named Yongary, after a mythical creature in Korean lore that breathes fire. Yongary attacks Seoul, South Korea and makes his way to the oil refineries where he consumes the oil. A kid who is related to the aforementioned couple turns off the refineries oil basins and Yonggary enraged, starts attacking until an explosion at the refinery proves to have a chemical effect on Yonggary. Using his hunger as bait, Korea uses oil to attract Yonggary to a local reiver where the chemical compound that had an effect on Yongary is cultured and used to kill him.
[edit] Availability
In the United States, the original film is now widely available on DVD in various budget-DVD packs and single budget DVDs. MGM released the original Yongary, Monster from the Deep as part of their Midnite Movies series on September 11, 2007. It is paired as a double feature with the giant ape film Konga (1961).[1]
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[edit] External links
- Holland, Chris; Scott Hamilton (April 26, 2000). Yongary, Monster from the Deep (Review). stomptokyo.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- Warren, Jason. YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (Review). scifilm.org. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- Yonggary at the Internet Movie Database
- Google Video
[edit] Bibliography
- Milner, David (1995). "Yongary - Monster From The Deep". Cult Movies 13: p.16.
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