Hong Gildong - Adaptations

Adaptations

  • The story was adapted into a South Korean animated feature film of the same name in 1967.
  • A South Korean animated feature film sequel named Hong Gildong Janggun (홍길동 장군, "General Hong Gildong") followed in 1969.
  • South Korean 1983 animated feature film Uju Jeonsa Hong Gildong (우주전사 홍길동, "Space Soldier Hong Gildong") takes the character into a science fiction setting.
  • A North Korean martial arts film, Hong Kil Dong, was released in 1986.
  • A South Korean action video game adaption, Hong Kil Dong, was released for Sega Master System and MSX computers in 1990 by Clover.
  • A South Korean role-playing video game, Hong Gildong jeon (홍길동전), was released for IBM compatible computers in 1993 by A+.
  • A sequel to the 1993 game, the interactive movie Hong Gildong jeon 2 (홍길동전 2), was released in 1995.
  • Another South Korean animated feature film has been produced in 1995 with the title Doraon Yeongung Hong Gildong (돌아온 영웅 홍길동, "Returned Hero Hong Gildong").
  • A platform game video game adaption of the 1995 animated feature film with the same title was released by LG.
  • The 1995 South Korean role-playing video game The Romance of Forgotten Kingdom (망국전기~잊혀진 나라의 이야기, Mangguk Jeon'gi: Ichyeojin Nara-ui Iyagi) takes place in Yuldo, the country founded by Hong Gildong in the original story.
  • The manhwa series Hong Gildong: Murim jeonsa rok (홍길동~무림전사록) by Oh Se-kwon (오세권) was started in 2004 and tells the story of Hong Gildong's return to Joseon in a fantasy world with cyberpunk elements.
  • A character from Hong Gildong was also adapted in the Shin Agyo Onshi manga as female bandit leader.
  • A South Korean TV series based on the same story, entitled Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero (a.k.a. Hong Gil Dong), first aired on January 2, 2008 on KBS2.
  • A modern day film adaptation named Descendants of Hong Gil-Dong was made in 2009
  • 2010 musical Hong Gil Dong, Sungmin and Yesung of Super Junior played the historical figure. It played at the Woori Financial Art Hall at the Olympic Park from February 18 to April 18, 2010.

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