Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
"Taekoesu Yonggary" (original title)

Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Writers:

Ki-duk Kim (screenplay), Yun-sung Seo

Stars:

Yeong-il Oh, Jeong-im Nam, Sun-jae Lee

Cast

Credited cast:
Yeong-il Oh	...	Ilo
Jeong-im Nam	...	Suna
Sun-jae Lee
Moon Kang
Kwang Ho Lee	...	Icho
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cho Kyoung-min	...	Yongary

Storyline

Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | korea | reptile | itching | giant monster | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

South Korea Japan

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

13 August 1967 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kuk Dong, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Korean print of the film was destroyed making the film partially lost, because U.S. prints for the T.V. version still exist.

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Goofs

During the starting credits, the 'starry sky' has a rather obvious textile square pattern.

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Connections

Featured in Son of Svengoolie: Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) (1980)

User Reviews

Cheesy, in a limburger sort of way

I cannot imagine to much good that can be said about this muddle. It is amateurish even by the standards that defined the genre of cheap, japanese monster movies of the sixties and seventies. The set, especially the backgrounds are so obviously phony and the rockets, army equipment, etc. might as well kept the tags on them from the toy store. The buildings were so hokey as they toppled (they had nothing inside, even fake floors, to give the illusion of reality. And to top it all off was the guy in the rubber monster suit. How hard is it to look like a monster in a monster movie??? Six-year old Trick or treaters give better performances.

The only redeeming aspect I can point to is that it made in Korea, instead of Japan, which is kind of interesting to see on a why would anyone think copying cheap Japanese monter movies was a good idea level.