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Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko

Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 29m
ComedyFantasyHorror
6.1
IMDB Rating
2,007 votes

A goblin is sent to Earth to behead students and turn their bodies into demons.

Director
Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Writers
Daijirô Morohoshi, Koji Tsutsumi, Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Stars
Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudou, Hideo Murota
Release Date
May 11, 1991
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 24
Reviews
📋 2.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
as Hieda Reijirou
👤
Masaki Kudou
as Masao Yabe
👤
Hideo Murota
as Watanabe
Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
as Takashi Yabe
👤
Megumi Ueno
as Tsukishima Reiko
👤
Chika Asamoto
as Akane Hieda
👤
Bang-ho Cho
👤
Anri Hayashi
👤
Mitsue Midorikawa
👤
Yumi Mitani

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Nichiei Agency, Sedic, Shochiku-Fuji Company

🏷️ Keywords

schoolhellgoblingorewound

🎯 Categories

JapaneseComedyFantasyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

tsukamoto's horror comedy
by eyesofsociety2004-01-20
7/10

"Mix a typical creature movie with Tsukamoto madness and add cheesy characters and you have Hiruko the Goblin. Don't watch this movie expecting anything serious like Tetsuo or Tokyo Fist. This Tsukamoto movie was an offbeat comedy with some strange horror effects. The soundtrack seemed as though it doesn't fit with parts of the movie either, and the characters needed more development. However, the craziness was still there, and Tsukamoto's camera angles, lighting, and color were all there. I'm glad I have this DVD in my collection since I am a big Tsukamoto Shinya fan. I ..."

💡 Did You Know?

As of 2024 it is the only feature length film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto in which he did not serve as his own Director of Photography/Cinematographer.

📖 Synopsis

A goblin is sent to Earth to behead students and turn their bodies into demons.