Pulgasari
“The monster movie masterpiece that the whole world has been waiting for.”
1985 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by 
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-okCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers make a small iron monster, which grows by eating iron, to fight their ruler.
Sinekatalog’s take
Shin Sang-ok's North Korean kaiju film, made after his kidnapping, is a curiosity with Japanese suit-work, and a political fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.3 / 10 (1,579 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.