- Actors: Doh Kyung-soo, Park So-dam
- Director: Oh Sung-yoon
- Format: Subtitled, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
- Language: English (DTS 5.1), Korean (DTS 5.1)
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region A/1
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: Not RatedNR
- Studio: Well Go Usa
- Release Date: August 18, 2020
- Run Time: 102 minutes
There is a universality to animation which has
otherwise been lost since the arrival of sound in film. It doesn’t matter what
nation made the film when we are watching are constructed images; the common
act of amorphization often meaning there are even fewer ways of distinguishing culture,
and Disney long ago proved that cultural appropriation can be an effective
tool. With a quick redubbing by voice actors in each language, it can be easy
for an animated film to be accepted as essentially nationless. A Dog’s
Courage (translated as Underdog from the original South Korean title),
on the other hand, provides a narrative that is distinct in its representation
of a precise place, however universal the overlaying canine storyline may be.
