Robot Taekwon V (로보트 태권 V) (known in the US as Voltar the Invincible) 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 (오발탄) (Aimless Bullet) (1960). It was released on July 24, 1976, immediately becoming a mega-smashed hit in the late 1970s, and consequently inspired a string of sequels in followng years. Robot Taekwon V was released in the United States in a dubbed format under the name Voltar the Invincible. Robot Taekwon V became the first Korean film to receive full digital restoration treatment in 2005. In Japan, it is known as a plagiarism of Mazinger Z.
The show achieved great popularity and today Robot Taekwon V is present in Korean culture as a full-size sculpture, on ads and in various remade forms. The live action movie was expected to released in 2009, but now you can only find a poster image at its official website.
Motion captured is used for the robot animation, he will play martial art Taekwondo. See the video below.
Here are some new Concept art of Upcoming Korea's favorite giant robot live action movie Robot Taekwon V by digital artist Josh Nizzi who fittingly enough, has served as an senior illustrator on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and will continue to do so in the third installment. [ via twitch film ] See Josh Nizzi's other artworks here Previous post: South Korea’s Giant Robot
