The Flying Monster
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SRS Blu-ray art by Matt Frank and Goncalo Lopest
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| Directed by | Kim Jeong-Yong |
| Produced by | Kim Yong-Deok |
| Written by | Lee Mun-ung |
| Starring | Nam Hye-Gyeong Da-hye Kim |
| Music by | Lee Cheol-hyuk |
| Cinematography | Ilman Jeong-Yong |
| Edited by | Dong-chun Hyeon |
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Production
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Woosungsa Entertainment
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Release dates
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January 12, 1985 (South Korea) |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | South Korea Japan |
| Language | Korean |
The Flying Monster (Hangul: 비천괴수; RR: Bicheongoesu; lit. The Undead Beast)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1984 Korean kaiju film directed by Kim Jeong-Yong.
Plot
Dr. Kim (Kim Ki-Ju) a mad scientist teams up with a young reporter named Kang Ok-hee (Nam Hye-Gyeong) to prove that dinosaurs still exist. When giant dinosaurs (and a giant bird-like Pterodactylus) suddenly appear, the doctor and journalist must find a way to save the world.
Cast
- Kim Ki-Ju as Dr. Kim
- Nam Hye-Gyeong as Kang Ok-hee, reporter
- Kim Da-hye as Sohee
- Moon Tae-Seon
Production
The Flying Monster utilizes extensive stock footage of monsters from four Tsuburaya Productions TV series: Ultraman (Pestar), Return of Ultraman (Seagorath, Seamons, Bemstar, and Terochilus), Ultraman Ace (Verokron) and Fireman (Dorigon),[3] as well as the 1971 Taiwanese film The Founding of Ming Dynasty (two unnamed dragons).
Release
The Flying Monster was released in South Korea on January 12, 1985.[4] The film was never released in the United States until SRS Cinema released the film on VHS and Blu-ray on January 21, 2021 as War of the God Monsters.[1][5][2]
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