The long unseen Korean monster movie SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI finally makes it North American debut, thanks to SRS Cinema! Photo courtesy of SRS Cinema and Avery Guerra.
Source: SRS Cinema LLC press release
Special Thanks to Avery Guerra
Distributor SRS Cinema has announced the launch of preorders for their limited edition Blu-ray of SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (우주괴인 왕마귀, Ujugoein Wangmagwi).
Blu-ray cover art, courtesy of SRS Cinema and Avery Guerra.
Released in 1967, WANGMAGWI 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.
SYNOPSIS
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. Spider becomes even more of a nuisance for the gargantuan beast as he then proceeds to tortures it from within.
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 but will he be able to stop the titanic behemoth once and for all.
CREDITS
SRS CINEMA LLC presents a SEGI TRADING CO., LTD production
SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI
starring NAM KUNG-WON, KIM HYE-KYEONG, JEON SANG-CHEOL, KIM HEE-GAP, PARK AM, HAN EUN-JIN
cinematography by HAM CHANG-YONG
screenplay by BYEON HA-YEONG
directed by KWON HYEOK-JIN
PR by Avery Guerra
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY DETAILS
This release is on professionally pressed Blu-rays, and is limited to 2000 units. Copies are expected to ship around late Jan 2023.
Fans who preorder SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI will get a free mini poster while supplies last.
ORDER LINK: SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI BLU-RAY
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Main Feature Runtime: 87 mins
B&W
Language: Korean with English subtitles
Region: 0
TENTATIVE EXTRAS
-Commentary by Sueng-hoon Jeong (Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts at California State University Long Beach) and Author and Kaiju Historian John Goodrich.
-Fans Speak Up! Love for the SWM Release
-Kaiju Fan Trailers (Deron Morgan)
-Kaiju Trailers
-Trailer
-SRS Trailer
About SRS Cinema LLC
SRS Cinema LLC is among the leaders in ultra low budget indie film distribution, having evolved to it’s current form from it’s roots as “Salt City Home Video” in 1992. They have handled rights to over 300 movies domestically and worldwide. SRS Cinema now distributes DVD exclusively through MVD, while their Sub Rosa branch handles limited special edition VHS releases.
For more information on SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:
