Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
1985 1h 47m movie Film South Korea

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

“He alone has the power”

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

$15.0M
Budget
$3.4M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.2×
Return Ratio

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
Reviews
66th
Review-volume percentile
27th
Popularity percentile

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

6.0
TMDB Rating
40
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountrySouth Korea
All Production CountriesSouth Korea, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Runtime1h 47m
Release DateMay 17, 1985
IMDbtt0090065