''Ureme'' (also spelled ''ulemae'', ''uroemae'' or ''wuroemae'') (in Korean: 우뢰매) is series of Korean children's science-fiction films created by

Kim Cheong-gi Kim Cheong-gi (born April 4, 1941) is a South Korean director of animated, fantasy, and science fiction films. His most well known work, '' Robot Taekwon V'' (1976), is considered one of the milestones of Korean animation. With actor Shim Hyung- ...

and originally starring

Shim Hyung-rae Shim Hyung-rae (; born January 3, 1958, sometimes credited as Hyung Rae Shim) is a South Korean former comedian and filmmaker best known for directing '' Yonggary'' () and ''D-War'' (), by far the most expensive Korean movie in history. He has ...

as the titular hero. The series began in

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and released 6 films by

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. The sixth Ureme film starred

Han Jeong-ho Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

as the lead role, but Shim Hyung-Rae would return to star in Ureme 7, which was directed by

Lim Jong-ho Lim or LIM may refer to: Name * Lim (Korean surname), a common Korean surname * Lim (Chinese surname), Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew and Hainanese spelling of the Chinese family name "Lin" * Liza Lim (born 1966), Australian classical composer Abbrevi ...

but written and produced by Kim Cheong-gi. Ureme 8 was released in

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, reuniting Kim Cheong-gi as director and Shim Hyung-Rae as the lead role. The series ended in that year with Ureme 9.

Films

* Ureme from Beyond (August 5, 1986) * Ureme from Beyond, Part 2 (December 20, 1986) * Operation of Alien Ureme (July 17, 1987) * Ureme 4: Thunder V Operation (December 26, 1987) * New Machine Ureme 5 (July 16, 1988) is the fifth in the ''Ureme'' series, starring

. * The Third Generation Ureme 6 (July 20, 1989) * Ureme 7: The Return of Ureme (December 25, 1992) * Ureme 8: Esperman and Ureme 8 (March 30, 1993) * Ureme 9: Ureme the Invincible Fighter (June 8, 1993)

References

External links

Ulemae Series - IMDB
Korean-language films Science fiction film series South Korean science fiction films South Korean film series Films directed by Kim Cheong-gi {{sf-film-stub