Phoenix-bot Phoenix King
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| Hangul | 불사조 로보트 피닉스킹 |
| Hanja | 不死鳥 로보트 피닉스킹 |
| RR | Bulsajo roboteu Pinikseuking |
| MR | Pulsajo robot'ŭ P'iniksŭk'ing |
| Directed by | Jeong Su-yong |
| Written by | Lim Woong-sun |
| Produced by | Choe Deok-su An Bong-sik |
| Cinematography | Kim Jong-seok |
| Edited by | Ree Kyoung-ja |
| Music by | Jeong Min-seob |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Phoenix King (Korean: 불사조 로보트 피닉스킹; RR: Bulsajo roboteu Pinikseuking)[1][2] is a South Korean animated feature film. It was later dubbed into English and released in America and Europe as Defenders of Space[3] and parts of its footage was used to create Space Thunder Kids. The small image of the movie poster depicts a toy version of Phoenix King that was released.
Phoenix King is identical to a Diaclone toy No.10 Fire Engine, that later became Inferno of the Transformers. This is the earliest animated version of said toy.
Criticism
[edit]The film is infamous for copying designs from numerous Super Robot Series in Japan, especially Mazinger Z, Ippatsuman, Space Cruiser Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam and many of Leiji Matsumoto's works.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "KMDB - 한국영화데이터베이스".
- ^ Glaser, Ed (2022-03-07). How the World Remade Hollywood: Global Interpretations of 65 Iconic Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-4467-7.
- ^ "Defenders Of Space (aka Phoenix King) (1984)". No-Budget Nightmares. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Nanarland. "Les Défenseurs de l'espace - la chronique de Nanarland". www.nanarland.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
External links
[edit]- Phoenix-bot Phoenix King at Mimanbu (in Korean)
- Karaeff (in Korean)
- Phoenix-bot Phoenix King at IMDb
- Phoenix Robot Phoenixing (Bulsajo Roboteu Pinikseu King) at the Korean Movie Database
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