South Korea Synopsis
용가리
“Think Bigger”
A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Yonggary. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Science Fiction + Action in South Korea
13 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Yonggary itself).
The 1998–2000 South Korea Window
In the crowded 1998-2000 South Korea release window, Yonggary sits at #35 of 35. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s South Korea Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 13 titles released, including Yonggary. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (39 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other South Korea films in 1999.
The 49th 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
19 audience reviews — more than 39% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Yonggary, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alien invasion · 24
- dinosaur · 22
- spacecraft · 13
- reboot · 13
- remake · 101
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,397 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (0th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -4.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Science Fiction productions specifically: #31 of 31 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Zero Nine Entertainment, Younggu-Art Movies, Korea Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | July 17, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0272425 |