A holy grail among kaiju fans, thought lost, released for the first time ever!

Aliens from another world seeking the conquest of Earth invade with flying saucers. They unleash a gigantic monster called Wangmagwi, who destroys everything in its path. The Air Force, led by ace pilot Oh Jeong-hwan, is dispatched, but can do little in such still heavily populated areas. Amidst the carnage, the Space Monster picks up Oh Jeong-hwan”s bride, Ahn Hee, carrying her along as it carries out the alien orders. However, when it tries to crush a young boy, named Spider, the kid evades the monster by scrambling up its arm and hitching a ride in the monster”s ear. He tortures it from within, cutting through its ear drum and, after finding a path to the nostrils, stabbing its inner nasal cavity. Eventually, Wangmagwi deploys a powerful death ray, melting entire buildings, forcing Oh to finally take action. He executes a risky plan to save his bride and the kid, while hopefully stopping the beast once and for all.

”Space Monster Wangmagwi” is a 1967 South Korean kaiju film. It was the second giant monster film to be made in South Korea (and first feature length one). A holy grail among kaiju fans, it was long thought to be lost until an original print emerged out of the blue a few years ago. It is being released on physical media for the FIRST time EVER – anywhere in the world – thanks to SRS Cinema.

Media

Bonus Materials

• Commentary by Seung-hoon Jeong (Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts at California State University Long Beach) and Author and Kaiju Historian John Goodrich.
• Acquiring the Monster
• ”The Fans Speak” – testimonials, shorts, trailers, art & more!
• Official Trailer
• Kaiju Trailers
• SRS Trailer
• And more!

Cast & Crew

Director: Hyeok-jinn Gwon

Additional Details

Label: SRS CINEMA

Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy

Language: Korean

Run Time: 87 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/13/23

UPC: 760137121626