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'''''Bulgasari''''' (Korean: ''불가사리'') is a 1962 Korean dark fantasy-action monster film directed by Kim Myeong-Jae | '''''Bulgasari''''' (Korean: ''불가사리'') is a 1962 Korean dark fantasy-action monster film directed by Kim Myeong-Jae and starred Choi Moo-ryong, Um Aing-ran and Gang Mi-ae. It was the first time special effects were used in a Korean film making it Korea’s first science-fiction monster film.<ref>[http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=52373 Cine21 except from a 2008 news article about an event called ''Monsters vs. Encyclopedia: Korean Monsters'' which would be held at the Korea Film Archives.] Retrieved 26 Mar '20</ref> | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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==Reception/Availability== | ==Reception/Availability== | ||
Before the film was released, critics unanimously wrote negative reviews about the film | Before the film was released, critics unanimously wrote negative reviews about the film. People in 1960s thought historical films were the only spectacles worth watching, and this movie was treated as childish and trashy. Such a review can be found on the cultural section of the Chosun Illbo newspaper on December 7th, 1962.<ref>[https://newslibrary.chosun.com/view/article_view.html?id=1279819621207m1082&set_date=19621207&page_no=8 Page 8 of the Chosun Ilbo from December 7th, 1962, which had a review for ''Bulgasari''.] Retrieved 26 Mar '20</ref> | ||
The film is considered lost | The film is considered lost during the Korean War. It is listed on the List of lost films on the World Heritage Encyclopedia.<ref>[http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/eng/List_of_lost_films World Heritage Encyclopedia page on its "List of Lost Films".] Retrieved 26 Mar '20</ref> The image of the Bulgasari creature accompanying the review is the only known still from the movie to exist, although the image later reappeared in various posters said to be the originals. The image from the article was reused, mirrored, and modified, wich lead to believe the marketing materials that resurfaced on the internet are fanmade. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 28 March 2020
The alleged movie poster.
Status: Lost
Bulgasari (Korean: 불가사리) is a 1962 Korean dark fantasy-action monster film directed by Kim Myeong-Jae and starred Choi Moo-ryong, Um Aing-ran and Gang Mi-ae. It was the first time special effects were used in a Korean film making it Korea’s first science-fiction monster film.[1]
Summary
During the later years of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), a talented martial artist is murdered. His anger and resentment make him be born again as Bulgasari, a monster that grinds and eats up iron. The monster takes his revenge on the traitors responsible for his death.
Reception/Availability
Before the film was released, critics unanimously wrote negative reviews about the film. People in 1960s thought historical films were the only spectacles worth watching, and this movie was treated as childish and trashy. Such a review can be found on the cultural section of the Chosun Illbo newspaper on December 7th, 1962.[2]
The film is considered lost during the Korean War. It is listed on the List of lost films on the World Heritage Encyclopedia.[3] The image of the Bulgasari creature accompanying the review is the only known still from the movie to exist, although the image later reappeared in various posters said to be the originals. The image from the article was reused, mirrored, and modified, wich lead to believe the marketing materials that resurfaced on the internet are fanmade.
Gallery
Review article.
Black and white poster.
Additional Black and white poster.
External Link
- IMDb plot summary from Bulgasari. Retrieved 26 Mar '20
References
- ↑ Cine21 except from a 2008 news article about an event called Monsters vs. Encyclopedia: Korean Monsters which would be held at the Korea Film Archives. Retrieved 26 Mar '20
- ↑ Page 8 of the Chosun Ilbo from December 7th, 1962, which had a review for Bulgasari. Retrieved 26 Mar '20
- ↑ World Heritage Encyclopedia page on its "List of Lost Films". Retrieved 26 Mar '20