History Film / Pulgasari

** Plus; [[spoiler: All the main heroic characters, Inde fails to rescue his family, Inde himself gets executed (no last-minute escape or rescue here, very 'Ned Stark') and his beloved, the plucky hero, Ami, sacrifices herself (likely dying to stop Pulgasari.]]

* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: Due to numerous countries still ''technically'' being at war with North Korea, Pulgasari's copyright is considered void in those areas. Averted with Japan and South Korea, where the film actually got an official release.

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: For the few people who've seen this film, [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Ken Satsuma]] did the suit acting for Pulgasari.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In some areas, the film was distributed as "Galgameth".

* BizarreAndImprobableBallistics: Pulgasari managed to do an improbable perfect richochet of an explodive cannonball...with his mouth.

* {{Kaiju}}

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Baby Pulgasari is a small, cute monsters that eats needles.

* BittersweetEnding: The Governor and the King are defeated, but Pulgasari has become dangerous for the farmers and the blacksmith's daughter has to sacrifices herself to stop him.

In the film, in feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter Ami brings the creature to life. Pulgasari and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy--but eventually he turns on them.

In the film, in feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter brings the creature to life, and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.

* BloodMagic: Used to bring Pulgasari to life.

* MercyKill: The blacksmith's daughter sacrifices herself by allowing Pulgasari to eat her (without him knowing) in order to prevent him from becoming both a burden and a threat to the farmers he helped rebel against.

! The film contains the following tropes:

* MercyKill: [[spoiler:The blacksmith's daughter sacrifices herself by allowing Pulgasari to eat her (without him knowing) in order to prevent him from becoming both a burden and a threat to the farmers he helped rebel against]].

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of UsefulNotes/NorthKorea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Franchise/{{Godzilla}} effects team at Creator/{{Toho}}. It's complicated.

* MercyKill: [[spoiler:The blacksmith's daughter sacrifices herself by allowing Pulgasari to eat her (without him knowing) in order to prevent him from becoming both a burden and a threat to the farmers he helped rebel against]].

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of North Korea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Franchise/{{Godzilla}} effects team at Creator/{{Toho}}. It's complicated.

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of North Korea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Godzilla effects team at Toho. It's complicated.

* {{Kaiju}}

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of North Korea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Godzilla effects team at Toho. It's Complicated.

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of North Korea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Godzilla effects team at Toho. ItsComplicated.

''Pulgasari'' is an odd {{Kaiju}} film that came out of North Korea. It was produced and directed by a South Korean director who had been kidnapped and taken into North Korea and features special effects by the Godzilla effects team at Toho.