Basada en una leyenda del siglo XIV y muy influenciada por las películas de Godzilla, Pulgasari trata la historia de un herrero que, encarcelado por un malvado rey que oprime a su pueblo, crea un muñeco de arroz y tierra que al caerle accidentalmente una gota de sangre de su hija, cobra vida y empieza a crecer a medida que come acero. Cuando consigue un tamaño considerable liderará una revolución junto a los campesinos en contra del malvado rey.
The plot revolves around a pair of hunters, Moonil Lee and Sun-deok Kim, who wage an armed struggle to defend their homeland during the war on the Korean Peninsula (1950-1953).
This was the first feature film to be produced after the liberation of North Korea. It gives a pictures of boundless joy and emotion of the Korean people who are now liberated from the colonial yoke of Japanese imperialism thanks to the glorious anti-Japanese struggle organized and led by the great leader Comrade Kim Il-Sung. Unable to endure the insult of the landlord, Gwan Pil gives vent to his rage. Because of this, the Japanese imperialists deprive him of his tenant land and put him in jail where he gains class consciousness under the influence of a KPA operative.
A whaling vessel hunts its quarry on the open sea while its crew undergoes many hardships. During the course of their journey, they dream of their wives and families and pray for the chance to provide for the loved ones and nation.
