Pulgasari(Movie, 1985)

Pulgasari (Korean: 불가사리; RR: Bulgasari) is a 1985 North Korean kaiju film directed by South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok. It is based on the legend of Pulgasari, a metal-eating creature in Korean folklore, and is loosely based on the lost 1962 South Korean film of the same subject, Bulgasari. Shin directed the film under the orders of Kim Jong Il (then-heir apparent) after being kidnapped in 1978 by North Korean intelligence. Pulgasari was the last of several films he made in North Korea before escaping to the United States in 1986. While never officially released in most parts of the world, the film is available online with countries like the United States considering the movie as part of the public domain. ()