Kim Cheong-gi
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Kim Cheong-gi is a South Korea
n director of animated, fantasy, and science fiction films.
His work, Robot Taekwon V
(1976), is considered one of the milestones of Korean animation of the 1970s. With actor Shim Hyung-rae
, he created the Ureme series, one of the more popular Korean children's series of the late 1980s.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n director of animated, fantasy, and science fiction films.
His work, Robot Taekwon V
Robot Taekwon V
Robot Taekwon V is a South Korean animated film directed by Kim Cheong-gi and produced by Yu Hyun-mok, the prominent director of such films as Obaltan . It was released on July 24, 1976, immediately becoming a mega-smash hit in the late 1970s, and consequently inspired a string of sequels in...
(1976), is considered one of the milestones of Korean animation of the 1970s. With actor Shim Hyung-rae
Shim Hyung-rae
Shim Hyung-rae is a South Korean former-comedian and filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 re-make of Yonggary and D-War , by far the most expensive Korean movie in history...
, he created the Ureme series, one of the more popular Korean children's series of the late 1980s.
Partial filmography
- Robot Taekwon VRobot Taekwon VRobot Taekwon V is a South Korean animated film directed by Kim Cheong-gi and produced by Yu Hyun-mok, the prominent director of such films as Obaltan . It was released on July 24, 1976, immediately becoming a mega-smash hit in the late 1970s, and consequently inspired a string of sequels in...
(animated) (1976) - Robot Taekwon V 3 (로보트 태권 V 3탄: 수중특공대) (animated) (1977)
- Golden Wing 123 (황금날개 123) (animated) (1978)
- Tale of Three Kingdoms (삼국지) (animated) (1980)
- Super Taekwon V (수퍼 태권브이) (animated) (1982)
- Wuroemae from the OutsideUreme 1Ureme 1 was the first in a series of Korean children's science-fiction films directed by Kim Cheong-gi and starring Shim Hyung-rae....
(우뢰매 = 'Wuroemae,' or 'Ureme,' 'Uremae,' 'Uroi-mae,' etc.) (외계에서 온 우뢰매) (1986) - Space Gundam VSpace Gundam VSpace Gundam V , is a South Korean animated series directed by Kim Cheong-gi, released on July 1983. Despite its title, the series is not related to Mobile Suit Gundam...
(animated) (1983) - Wuroemae from the Outside, Part IIUreme 2Wuroemae from the Outside, Part II was the second in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films directed by Kim Cheong-gi and starring Shim Hyung-rae....
(1986) - Operation of Alien UremaeUreme 3Operation of Alien Uremae was the third in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films directed by Kim Cheong-gi and starring Shim Hyung-rae....
(1987) - Wuroemae 4: Thunder V OperationUreme 4Wuroemae 4: Thunder V Operation was the fourth in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films directed by Kim Cheong-gi and starring Shim Hyung-rae....
(1987) - Robot Taekwon V and Golden Wing 123 (animated)
- Super Hong Gil-Dong (슈퍼 홍길동) (1987)
- New Machine Uremae 5Ureme 5New Machine Uremae 5 was the fifth in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films starring Shim Hyung-rae....
(1988) - Guru Kong-cho and Super Hong Kil-Dong 2 (공초도사와 슈퍼 홍길동 제2탄) (1988)
- Bioman (바이오맨) (1989)
- The Third Generation Uremae 6Ureme 6The Third Generation Uremae 6 was the sixth in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films directed by Kim Cheong-gi. In a break from tradition, Shim Hyung-rae did not star in this installment of the saga....
(1989) - Super Hong Kil-Dong 3 (슈퍼 홍길동 3) (1989)
- Samtos and Daengki Ddoli (삼토스와 댕기똘이) (1990)
- Robot Tae Kwon V 90 (로보트 태권브이 90) (1990)
- Ureme 7: The Return of UremeUreme 7Ureme 7: The Return of Ureme was the seventh in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films.After his break from the series in The Third Generation Uremae 6, Shim Hyung-rae returned to star in this installment of the saga. Usual director, Kim Cheong-gi did not direct this time...
Ulemae 7: Dolaon Ulemae (1992) - Gag Unit Robot Twins (개그특공대 로봇트윈스) (1993)
- Ureme 8Ureme 8Ureme 8: Esperman and Ureme 8 was the eighth in the Ureme series of Korean children's science-fiction films. After separating in the previous two entries, director Kim Cheong-gi and star Shim Hyung-rae were reunited in this film. This is the eighth installment in the Ureme saga....
(1993) - Queen Esther (왕후 에스더) (1996)
- Lim Keok Jeon, Korean Robin Hood (의적 임꺽정) (1997)
- Kwanggeto Taewang (The Great Emperor) (animated) (2004)