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Yonggary
Theatrical poster to Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Directed byKim Ki-duk
Written byKim Ki-duk
Seo Yun-sung
StarringOh Yeong-il
Nam Jeong-im
CinematographyByeon In-jib
Music byJeon Jeong-geun
Distributed byKuk Dong
Release dates
August 13, 1967 (South Korea)
Running time
100 min (South Korea)
79 min (USA)
74 min (Japan)
64 min. (Germany)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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.

Synopsis

The movie follows the story of an earthquake heading through South Korea. The earthquake is found out to be made by the monster Yongary who is burrowing underground. Yongary then proceeds to destroy cities. Yongary lives off of drinking gasoline and oil. It is discovered that Yongary has a weakness to ammonia precipitate, and dies an agonizing death at the end of the film after being dusted by this poison.

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 will be paired as a double feature with the giant ape film Konga (1961).[1]

References

  1. ^ Fangoria - America's Horror Magazine

External links

  • Holland, Chris (April 26, 2000). "Yongary, Monster from the Deep (Review)". stomptokyo.com. Retrieved 2007-05-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • Warren, Jason. "YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (Review)". scifilm.org. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  • Yonggary at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Yongary at The Cinemated Man
  • Google Video

Bibliography

  • Milner, David (1995). "Yongary - Monster From The Deep". Cult Movies. 13: p.16. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
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