- Yonggary
Infobox Film
name = Yongary
image_size =
caption = Theatrical poster to "Yongary, Monster from the Deep" (1967)
director = Kim Ki-duk
producer =
writer = Kim Ki-duk
Seo Yun-sung
narrator =
starring = Oh Yeong-il
Nam Jeong-im
music = Jeon Jeong-geun
cinematography = Byeon In-jib
editing =
distributor = Kuk Dong
released =August 13 ,1967 (South Korea)
runtime = 100 min (South Korea)
79 min (USA)
74 min (Japan)
64 min. (Germany)
country =South Korea
language = Korean
budget =
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followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:130053
imdb_id = 0061549"Yonggary" or "Yongary" (대괴수 용가리 - "Taekoesu Yonggary" lit. "Giant Monster Yonggary"), also known as "Yongary, Monster from the Deep", is a 1967
South Korea n "teukchwal" (특촬 - "special effects" or "tokusatsu ") film directed by prominent genre-film director Kim Ki-duk (no relation to theart film directorKim Ki-duk ). In 1999, directorShim Hyung-rae filmed a remake in name only of the film which was retitled "Reptilian" in theUnited States .ynopsis
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 river where the chemical compound that had an effect on Yongary is cultured and used to kill him.
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 onSeptember 11 ,2007 . It is paired as a double feature with the giant ape film Konga (1961). [ [http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=4494 Fangoria - America's Horror Magazine ] ]References
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