Hong Kil-dong

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Hong Gildong
Japanese: 홍길동


Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 21, 1967
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: None found, add some
Source: Unknown
Genres: AdventureAdventure, FantasyFantasy
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.
Rating: G - All Ages

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Ranked: #116312
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Popularity: #15989
Members: 581
Favorites: 1

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Synopsis

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

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Reviews

May 3, 2022
the film had been lost for over four decades before a screener with a Japanese dub was found in 2009. when you put it in that context I guess Im glad I got to see it, the voice acting was ok,The story is a good one and entertaining.

Hong Gil-Dong is Korea's first full-length animated film. It was directed in 1967 by Shin Dong-hun, considered the father of Korean animation.
With little to no prior training, a home-made multiplanar camera, and perpetual resource scarcity, Shin Dong-hun managed to complete the impossible,
The Story of Hong Gil-dong, follows folk hero Hong Gil-dong’s quest to right society’s wrongs. In over ...

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Poll: Hong Kil-dong Episode 1 Discussion
iskarzzzy - Aug 25, 2022
1 repliesby DeliciousMac »»
Jul 20, 2023 2:25 PM
It's not lost?
NarratorTBS - May 30, 2021
4 repliesby NarratorTBS »»
Dec 4, 2021 2:07 PM