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Pulgasari

Pulgasari

Dec 1, 1985
95 min
HorrorDramaFantasy
5.5/ 10
52 votes

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In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their controlling king and set out to use a deadly monster under their control to push his armies back.

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5.5/10
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"Banned for a decade!"

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Korean FilmShin Film Productions

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