Yongary, monster from the deep bluray 1967 best buy. Taekoesu yonggary, movie, 1967 pictures provided by. Yongary monster from the deep toei company 1967 its monday halloween countdown 2012 with tabonga, here at the dungeon our feature is a redo from a few years back, its about yongary, a monster from the depths of the earth. Yongary, monster from the deep is a 1967 kaiju film featuring yongary, directed by kim kiduk, with special effects by kenichi nakagawa. Great monster yonggary is a 1967 south korean giant monster film produced by keukdong entertainment. Born on october 5, 1935, in ikeda, tokachi, hokkaido where his family home still is, keizo murase is a veteran kaiju suitmaker who began his career at toho in 1958, leaving an indelible mark on the genre with his work on varan the unbelievable 1958. This cultclassics was koreas first entry into the kaiju movie genre, made famous by the japanese with classics godzilla and gamera. Its actually a korean film, but consists of an all caucasian cast and is a follow up to the 1967 film yonggary monster from deep. Released 1967, yongary, monster from the deep stars yeongil oh, jeongim nam, sunjae lee, moon kang the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Pictures with filming completed in 20 in canada and the united states for release in 2014. The film and its title character were produced to rival the success of tohos godzilla films during the mid60s. It was released by american international pictures, a name familiar to roger corman fans. Publication date 1967 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3.
Godzilla soon arrived, killed two of the kamacuras, and rescued minilla. Model fx from the movie yongary monster from the deep. And, what better way than to chase away those winter blues than with a bit of chaotic film making. The german title translates as godzillas death hand or godzillas hand of. Yonggarys english name has also been spelled as yongkari. Gorath, yosei gorasu, ominous star gorath is a japanese science fiction film directed by ishiro honda. Yongary monster from the deep 1967 and you thought it was. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 kiduck kim, kim ki.
Yonggary is a 1999 south korean monster film directed by shim hyungrae and is a reimagining of the character yonggary, originating from the 1967 film yongary, monster from the deep. Apr 24, 2018 heres the german trailer for the original 1967 yongary, monster from the deep. Yongary is the infamous movie with the dancing monster who is allergic to itching powder. The film was released on dvd on january 27, 2004, and was released on bluray, bundled with godzilla against mechagodzilla, on september 9, 2014. Dark star film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. This essay explores the cinematic cold war in 1960s south korea, focusing on a popular film, the great monster yonggari taegoesu yonggari, 1967, and its transnational production, circulation, and responses. Monster from the deep is a 1967 south koreanjapanese toku kaiju film directed by kim kiduk and featuring special effects by kenichi nakagawa. Im grateful for the mst3k edition, that made it somewhat better. Purchase yongary, monster from the deep 1967 bluray from amazon do a little dance, make a little death. Murase also worked on mothra 1961, gorath 1962, matango 1963, godzilla vs. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time. Monster from the deep is a 1967 film about a prehistoric reptile that attaks korea. Kino lorber is offering scifi japan readers a chance to win the south korean giant monster movie yongary, monster of the deep on bluray.
I enjoy this movie, its a lot better than some of the gamera movies which had. Daiei was responsible for the gamera films, and yongary monster from the deep was actually a product of south korea. Initially produced as a childrens movie by korean film director kim kidok, yonggari had great success at the box office in south korea. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 taekoesu yonggary original title pg 1h 20min action, adventure, comedy august 1967 south korea earthquakes in central korea turn out to be the work of yongary, a prehistoric gasolineeating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through seoul. Yongary monster from the deep battles jets youtube. And, upon reading the former post about this title, doctor kiss mentioned that toei cofinanced the film acording to the paperwork title. Or that the special effects in his film are terrible even by 1950s standards, let alone 1967. Yongary monster from the deep 1967 aka taekoesu 2016, dvd new brand new. Based on an idea by jojiro okami, the film is a story of mankinds efforts to move earth out of its orbit to prevent it from colliding with a runaway star. The monster island film vault page 3 of 5 a podcast.
After a nuclear test causes a massive earthquake, scientists realize that the quake is the least of their problems the intense radiation has awoke the legendary reptilian monster, yongary. Despite being a south korean production, the film s principal cast consists of western actors such as. Yongary, monster from the deep image gallery wikizilla, the. Yongary might be the most bynumbers kaiju film ever made, aping the nuclear weapons awaken andor mutate a prehistoric monster thing from godzilla and the monster forms unlikely bond with small child schtick from gamera. The project was the first attempt to produce a godzilla film at an american film studio. Godzilla proceeded to train minilla and defended it against further attacks from the final kamacuras and the. Though, hilariously, not because he got staked, as the poster for that film implies. Great monster yongary, is a 1967 south korean monster film directed by kim kiduk and featuring special effects by kenichi nakagawa. It is the adopted son of godzilla, and is sometimes referenced.
Zorka, a mad megalomaniac genius with a utility belt and a sack of gadgets that would make batman and james bond blush, against a team of ciatypes, a reporter, and local law enforcement. Godzilla proceeded to train minilla and defended it against further attacks from the final kamacuras and the giant spider kumonga. Yongary, monster from the deep is a 1967 south korean giant monster movie done in the style of godzilla, albeit without as much skill or money behind it. Yongary, monster from the deep was one of only 14 south korean films produced in 1967 to record over 100,000 admissions. Not long after the classic 1954 film godzilla and its numerous sequels and off shoots took off, south korea decided it was their turn to get into the giant rubber suit monster genre with 1967s yongary, monster from the deep. Yongary monster from the deep aka taekoesu yonggary blu. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 hubrisween 2016 yonggary 1999 2001 hubrisween 2015. Yongary eventually reaches seoul and causes complete destruction.
Due to a strange twist of fate, the original korean version of the film was lost. Gyaos daiei film, the x from outer space shochiku, and gappa. After the film was completed, toho had their international versions of the movie dubbed in hong kong. Great monster yongary is a 1967 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by keukdong. Monster of the deep is a movie that is worth looking at. Earthquakes in central korea turn out to be the work of yongary, a prehistoric gasolineeating reptile the soon goes on a rampage through seoul. Buy adventure film stock for dvd and movies and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. In yongary, monster from the deep, yonggary is a bipedal reptile with a long horn on his snout, tusks on the sides of his mouth, and a single row of dorsal plates, similar to godzillas but shorter. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 wikizilla, the kaiju. Taking a cue from their japanese neighbors, south korean filmmakers entered the giant monster market with this tale of yongary, a titanic, reptilian beast loosed upon the land by a nuclear testspawned earthquake. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 movie moviefone. Recently released to bluray by kino lorber, yongary was south koreas attempt to cashin on the popularity of japans godzilla series. First up, after some coming attractions and a melvin the monster cartoon, we happily present the doomsday machine a nifty piece of confusion started in 1967, but completed. The film spawned a reimagining in 1999 titled yonggary, also produced in south korea.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 yongary, monster. Best movies like yongary, monster from the deep bestsimilar. Still going strong, toei goes all the way back to 1946, and had a handful of features issued directly to television by aip, notably magic serpent and terror beneath the sea, both 1966, plus the green slime, released through mgm. The film opened in seoul, south korea on august, 1967 and was released in the united states directly to television by american international television in 1969 as yongary, monster from the deep. It is better than other lowbudget godzillarip offs. Godzillas todespranke kor, taekoesu yonggary, alternativtitel. Director shizuo nakajima conceived the idea for the film during his employment with toho as. It was released to south korean theaters on august, 1967.
Earthquakes in central korea turn out to be the work of yongary, a prehistoric gasolineeating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through seoul. Giant monsters allout attack also known as gmk is a 2001 japanese science fiction tokusatsu kaiju film featuring godzilla, produced and distributed by toho. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 yongary, monster from. The film is directed by shusuke kaneko, written by kaneko, keiichi. Shop yongary, monster from the deep bluray 1967 at best buy. Based in tokyo, toei owns and operates thirtyfour movie theaters across japan all but two of them operated by its subsidiary, tjoy, studios at tokyo and kyoto. Mars needs women 1967 the weird world of lsd 1967 the x from outer space 1967 yongary, monster from the deep 1967 son of godzilla 1967 octaman 1971 the thing with two heads 1972 black belt jones 1974 frankenstein and the monster from hell 1974 ape 1976 the incredible melting man 1977 attack of the killer tomatoes.
King of the monsters in 3d 1 was an unproduced american film project that was developed in 1983 by steve miner, with miner attached to direct the film. Just the kid in the midst so annoying if the monster had eaten him, would have done us a great service. These two trends dont cohere very well, leading to considerable mood whiplash. Invasion of astromonster was released in japan on december 19, 1965 by toho. The new region 1 mgm widescreen dvd had no titles on the film print. Yongary monster from the deep 1 x 200ft super 8mm faded colour sound. By 1967, the japanese monster movie boom was in full force with tohos neverending series of films featuring godzilla and his friends son of godzilla and king kong escapes and daieis third gamera production gamera vs. Hes not japanese, hes korean in this movie about a gasoline drinking monster from 1967. Or the fact that the atrocious english dub fails to even name several of the main characters. It was reissued in japan in 1971 where it was edited to a 74minute running time under the title kaiju daisenso kingughidorah tai gojira lit. Banno had just completed his first film as director. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Monster from the deep is another entry on a nearly endless list of lowbudget giant monster films that owe their inspiration and creation to the two most popular movie monsters of asia. A beginners guide to the fantastic beasts and the films. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 retrovision tv. An attempt to ape the success of the godzilla and gamera series, it tells the story of a monster awoken by nuclear weapons, which then rises up to wreak havoc on a populated city. Image gallery for the film yongary, monster from the deep. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 rotten tomatoes. Yongary, monster from the deep was regularly shown in television syndication throughout the 1970s until fcc deregulation brought an end to most independent uhf stations in the early 1980s. Monster pictures sundance film festival see more like this. Clair vision features the original titles sequence and has the wording of american international tv presents in small lettering above the yongary title 3. Yet the film that arguably put obrien on the map was 1925s the lost world, the first film adaptation of sir athur conan doyles novel. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.
Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 full movie download. Meanwhile, keukdong entertainment company and toei company made yongary, monster from the deep in south korea that year. Monster from the deep 1967 by kim kiduk no relation to the later filmmaker with the same name, and its 1999 remake yonggary by shim hyungrae. The phantom creeps is everything an old classic b scifi is supposed to be. The film was released in south korea on september 28, 1967 and released direct to television in the united states by american international television in 1969 as yongary, monster from the deep. Yongary, monster of the deep bluray disc, 2016 1967 godzilla kaiju clone 4. South korea got into the act, releasing their giant monster films space monster wangmagwi and yongary, monster from the deep that same summer. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 the movie database tmdb.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Gfest, often typeset as gfest, is an annual convention devoted to the godzilla film franchise and other kaiju literally strange beast, also the name of the genre of japanese giant monster movies franchises such as gamera and the ultra series gfest is staged by daikaiju enterprises, ltd. Reptilian aka 2001 yonggary is virtually a trashy bmonster fare in the tradition of godzilla. Godzilla, monster des schreckens ist ein sudkoreanischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 1967. In 1999, filmmaker shim hyungrae released a reimagining of his own titled yonggary. Yonggari is a giant monster originating from the 1967 south korean film yongary, monster from the deep. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 wikizilla, the. Released in its native country as the great monster yonggary, daegoesu yonggary in 1967, this cultclassic was koreas first entry into the kaiju movie genre, made famous by the japanese with the classics god. See the whole movie uninterrupted and complete english with japanese subtitles at the cinemated man.
Yongary, monster from the deep on mgm dvd scifi japan. Heavily promoted by shim as the film that would take the world by storm, yonggary was a resounding critical and commercial flop in south korea, and ignored. No other adjective can describe the maniacal laughter our human protagonists rain down upon yongarys corpse as the monsters poisoned blood slowly leaks into a civic river. Kevin spacey fowler, better known by his stage name kevin spacey, is an american actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. In this korean monster movie, a godzillaesque dinosaur is roused by an atom bomb explosion and awakens to terrorize korea. Nick adams voice was dubbed over for the japanese release.
Yongary, monster from the deep bluray kino lorber home video. Taekoesu yongary yongary, monster from the deep jeonggeun jeon yongary clubdance mix 1967 heres a couple of great bits from this 1967 giant monster classic, at first theres some guys gorging themselves with some smaltzy music and some great dialogue going on, then theres some rockin music in this club about to get destroyed and. The film was extensively edited for its american release. Yongary, monster from the deep dvd kino lorber home video. Watch yongary, monster from the deep full movie in hd visit movie 42699 earthquakes in central korea turn out to be the work. Yongary monster from the deep aka taekoesu yonggary on bluray 738329193829 from kino video. Monster from the deep is to watch the american dubbed version. Mgm did their best to match the previous 1960s version font and style 2. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
For what its worth i have noticed that there was an influence or connection to some of these films by yonggary, monster from the deep american title, a south korean kaiju from 1967. Nicholson, former sales manager of realart pictures inc. It was dedicated to releasing lowbudget films packaged as double features, primarily of interest to the teenagers of. Taekoesu yongary yongary, monster from the deep jeong. The critical year for the japanese monster movie had been 1967. Introduced in son of godzilla, minilla was born on sollgel island, when its egg was prematurely cracked open by a group of mutant giant mantises called kamacuras. Miner shopped the project around hollywood and generated some interest, but was unable to secure funding and let the rights revert to toho. Invasion of astromonster wikipedia republished wiki 2. Godzilla the best behindthescenes photos from iconic movies the original film used miniatures and suitmation to achieve the destructive effect of the titular monster.
It is the 26th film in the godzilla franchise, the 25th godzilla film produced by toho, and the third film in the millennium series. Yongary drops all of them in our laps, washes its hands and says, there, done. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title yonggary. There are several murders in the park near the estate and.
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene. Or better put, scifi original rubbish, yet amusingly dumbfun to poke at. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 german trailer youtube. Busan international film festival the 3d version of bong joonhos the host gwoemul, 2006 and kim kiduks classic yongary, monster from the deep daegoesu yonggary, 1967 will be shown at this years busan international film festival biff, october 614. Not what i would call a monster film, but in and of itself is a highly stylish film with the ambiance, beautiful sets and countryside. The movie isnt all that good but does provide some laughs if youre in the right mood.
Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 bluray director. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. If you like yongary, monster from the deep you are looking for exciting, serious and suspenseful movies about with giant monster, mutant, chaos, friendship, heroes, on the run and danger themes of action, adventure and comedy genre shot in south korea or japan. The film was made to rival the success of godzilla and featured the same style and techniques of special effects filmmaking used in godzilla and other kaiju films utilizing suitmation and miniature sets. Yongary, monster from the deep 1967 an earthquake from an atomic blast rouses an amphibious colossus, which then attacks south korea. Adventure film stock for dvd and movies for sale ebay. Primary korean film festival puts two monster movies on this years list author. Godzilla, densetsu no kyoju okami otoko tai gojira is an unreleased japanese fan film directed and produced by shizuo nakajima. It is the adopted son of godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as minya in the american dubbed versions overview. American international pictures aip was an independent film production and distribution company formed on april 2, 1954 as american releasing corporation arc by james h. The original korean version of yonggary seems to have accidentally destroyed during distribution with only the international version remaining. And you thought there were too many superhero movies this year.