Space Monster Wangmagwi (found South Korean kaiju film; 1967)

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A still of the monster.

Status: Lost


Space Monster Wangmagwi, also known as Big Monster Wangmagwi, is a 1967 South Korean kaiju film.[1] The film, featuring the title monster on a Godzilla-style rampage, has been shown at Korean film festivals. The Korean Movie Database lists three known prints of the film.[2] Detailed reviews of the film from these screenings are available online.

The Guinness Book of Records determined that the film featured more extras than any other film (roughly 157,000),[3] other than the 1982 film Gandhi (at 300,000 extras).

In 2008, Korean graphic designer Hong Gi-hun created a series of vinyl toys based on several Korean monster movies, including Wangmagwi.[4] Hong is said to have attended multiple screenings of the film over a period of a few years, confirming that Space Monster Wangmagwi is still occasionally shown in its home country.

The film has never been released on any home media format, and no bootleg recordings are known to exist.

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