

Pulgasari
1986-02-28 · 95 min · ★ 5.5
In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their controlling king and set out to use a deadly monster under their control to push his armies back.
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- Directors
- Shin Sang-ok, Chong Gon Jo
- Production companies
- Korean Film, Shin Film Productions, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
- Countries
- North Korea, Japan, China
- Status
- Released
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Kenpachirō SatsumaPulgasari
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