The Flying Monster (Korean: 비천괴수; RR: Bicheongoesu; lit. The Undead Beast)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1984 Korean kaiju film directed by Kim Jeong-Yong.

The Flying Monster
SRS Blu-ray art by Matt Frank and Goncalo Lopest
Directed by	Kim Jeong-Yong
Written by	Lee Mun-ung
Produced by	Kim Yong-Deok
Starring	Nam Hye-Gyeong Da-hye Kim
Cinematography	Ilman Jeong-Yong
Edited by	Dong-chun Hyeon
Music by	Lee Cheol-hyuk
Production company	Woosungsa Entertainment
Release date	January 12, 1985 (South Korea)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	South Korea Japan
Language	Korean

Plot

Dr. Kim (Kim Ki-Ju) a mad scientist teams up with a young reporter named Kang Ok-hee (Nam Hye-Gyeong) to prove that dinosaurs still exist. When giant dinosaurs (and a giant bird-like Pterodactylus) suddenly appear, the doctor and journalist must find a way to save the world.

Cast

• Kim Ki-Ju as Dr. Kim
• Nam Hye-Gyeong as Kang Ok-hee, reporter
• Kim Da-hye as Sohee
• Moon Tae-Seon

Production

The Flying Monster utilizes extensive stock footage of monsters from four Tsuburaya Productions TV series: Ultraman (Pestar), Return of Ultraman (Seagorath, Seamons, Bemstar, and Terochilus), Ultraman Ace (Verokron) and Fireman (Dorigon),[3] as well as the 1971 Taiwanese film The Founding of Ming Dynasty (two unnamed dragons).

Release

The Flying Monster was released in South Korea on January 12, 1985.[4] The film was never released in the United States until SRS Cinema released the film on VHS and Blu-ray on January 21, 2021 as War of the God Monsters.[1][5][2]

Notes

References

External links

• The Flying Monster at IMDb
• The Flying Monster at Letterboxd