Hammerboy (망치, Mangchi) is a Korean animated film. It premiered at the Big Apple Anime Fest on August 30, 2003, and went into wide release in South Korea on August 6, 2004. It was released in North America on DVD by Central Park Media in 2007, with the original Korean track, and an English dub.

Hammerboy
Poster to Hammerboy (2004)
Directed byAhn Tae-geun
Written byHa Yeong-min (manhwa)
Ahn Cheol-woo
Choi Jeong-woon
Kim Min-jo
Lee Seo-kyeong
Produced byLee Dong-ki
Yang Ji-hye
StarringKim Seo-young
Music byAngelo Oddi
Distributed bySponge
Release dates
  • August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) (Big Apple Anime Fest)
  • August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) (South Korea)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$2 million[1]

Plot

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The story is about a boy called Mangchi. He is small, but he possesses a magical hammer that helps him get around all his problems. He therefore got the nickname of "Hammerboy". Mangchi lives on a small distant island called Candlestick because everywhere else has turned into a wasteland because of some big catastrophe. When Princess Poplar from the kingdom of Jemius is being pursued by henchmen of the conspirator Moonk, Hammerboy sides with her, ready to unleash all his latent powers in order to save humankind.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hammerboy". Korean Cinema 2003. Korean Film Commission(KO FIC). 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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