Yongary, Monster from the Deep 4K 08/25 Blu-ray (Rental)
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Disc 1 contains Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) in a new 4K restoration with Dolby Vision/HDR, plus two audio commentaries — one by film historian Samm Deighan, and one by film historian Steve Ryfle with writer/critic Kim Song-ho. (The surviving fragments of the original Korean cut and the remaining extras are on Disc 2, the Blu-ray.)
A series of earthquakes rocks Korea, and the cause is no ordinary seismic activity: Yongary, a giant creature from Korean legend, is rising from beneath the earth. Roused by nuclear testing, the fire-breathing beast sets out to flatten the country, feeding on petroleum and growing stronger as buildings crumble around it. Scientist Il-Woo, aided by Icho — the mischievous younger brother of his girlfriend — may be the only hope of halting the monster, while the outmatched military weighs a missile strike that could destroy treasured historic landmarks. Among Korea's earliest giant-monster epics, the film mixes spectacle with humor and a measure of sympathy for its creature, and this edition presents it in a new 4K restoration that also includes the surviving fragments of the original Korean version.