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Korean kaiju


I know of Yongary (1967) and the reboot, 'Reptile' (1999), and I seem to recall a King Kong ripoff called 'Konga.' What other giant monster movies have been made in Korea?

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Gwoemul (2006)

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I see IMDB lists that one under the title 'The Host.' Was it released in the U.S.?

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Yes. I've seen it several times. Can also be found on Netflix.

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I'm not aware of Konga having any ties to Korea, it's set in Britain. But it was released on DVD with Yongary.

There's a semi-lost movie called Wangmagwi.

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Found another one: 'Bulgasari'

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Pulgasari.....about a giant snail looking monster, right?

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Demikingu is actually pretty good-----but the thing is,it's not actually a real kaiju flick,but it's still decent.

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And The Host (a 2006 Korean kaiju film) did get a US release, which is how I saw it. One of the better monster movies I've seen over the past decade---I liked the determined crazy ragtag family hellbent on saving their little girl from the monster's clutches. I heard that there's either going to be,or already has been an American remake---not sure about that, though.

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Nah...Pulgasari is closer to a Daimajin kind of thing.

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Dunno; haven't actually SEEN this one. Going by the IMDB 'poster' image.

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I'll have to check it out sometime later, can't seem to find a way to stream this one at present. As for the description I mentioned above, I was mistaken as that was actually for a Japanese Kaiju flick called Demikingu (2009).

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