Image courtesy of SRS Cinema. ©Se Ki Corporation

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Special Thanks to Avery Guerra

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Blu-ray cover art. Image courtesy of SRS Cinema. ©Se Ki Corporation

SRS Cinema has revealed the cover art for their Blu-ray edition of THE STORY OF HONG GIL-DONG (홍길동, Hong Gil-Dong, 1967), the first animated feature film from  South Korea. The movie was adapted from a comic strip that was based on an ancient story of a Korean hero.

A special boy is born on a day where hurricanes and wicked spirits struck medieval Korea. The citizens and family learn that the infant has superhuman strength and cunning intelligence. As the boy grows up, he vows to his family, the emperor of Korea and the high deities to rid Korea of chaos and disorder caused by wicked beings.

Presales for the limited edition Blu-ray (only 2000 units) start Thursday, May 4th at 7:00 pm EST at srscinemastore.com

67 mins
1967
Color
Korean with English Subtitles

SRS Cinema will post a Blu-ray trailer for THE STORY OF HONG GIL-DONG at 9:00am PST tomorrow (April 25)  on YouTube.

 

 

Image courtesy of SRS Cinema. ©Se Ki Corporation

Image courtesy of SRS Cinema. ©Se Ki Corporation

 

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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.