Synopsis
“He alone has the power”
Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.
Adventure + Animation in South Korea
23 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Starchaser: The Legend of Orin itself).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 47m runtime, production spent $140K per minute on screen and earned $31K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
The 14th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 66% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (27th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,175 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Adventure productions specifically: #96 of 121 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | May 17, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0090065 |





