Bulgasari (lost South Korean monster film; 1962)

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The alleged movie poster.

Status: Lost

Bulgasari (Korean: 불가사리) is a 1962 Korean dark fantasy-action monster film directed by Kim Myeong-Jae. The film starred Choi Moo-ryong, Um Aing-ran and Gang Mi-ae and was the first time special effects were used in a Korean film. It is also considered 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, writing that "historical fins were the only spectacles worth watching", and used language like "childish" and "trashy".[2]

The film is considered lost mainly due to 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. That image that was on the "original" posters were reused, mirrored, and modified, which might mean that the marketing materials are actually fanmade.

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