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[MONSTER] Pulgasari.

Japanese/Korean name: プルガサリ/불가사리
Romanized name: Purugasari/Poolgasari

Alignment: Ami
Type: Magical monster
Inspiration: Pulgasari
Status: Dead.

From: Pulgasari

Trivia

• In Korean, “pulgasari” means “starfish”.
• The monster is based on Pulgasari from Korean mythology. It resembled a bull.
• Pulgasari is considered to be a North Korean propaganda film. Kim Jong Il, the son of the ruler at the time, ordered for South Korean director Shin Sang Ok to be forcefully taken to North Korea. Shin’s wife was eventually abducted as well. Jong Il was a fan of Japanese giant monster movies, and he helped produce Pulgasari with Shin. The director and his wife were able to escape later. When ADV released Pulgasari on home video in the west, the packaging said that it had been banned for a decade. This may be false or an exaggeration.
• Kenpachiro Satsuma, Pulgasari’s suit actor, portrayed Godzilla in the Heisei series.
• Several members of Toho helped make the special effects in Pulgasari.
• There is a loose American/Romanian remake of Pulgasari called Galgameth. It was written by Shin Sang Ok.

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