Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
Original title: ヒルコ／妖怪ハンター
Hiruko the Goblin is a 1991 Japanese-language horror movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, with a running time of 1h 29m. It stars Kenji Sawada, Naoto Takenaka and Megumi Ueno.
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.
Cast
- Kenji Sawada as Hieda Reijirou
- Naoto Takenaka as Takashi Yabe
- Megumi Ueno as Reiko
- Masaki Kudou as Masao Yabe
- Hideo Murota as Watanabe
- Kimiko Yo as Reiko's Mother
- Ken Mitsuishi as Archeologist
- Bang-ho Cho as Archeologist
- Yumi Mitani as Grandmother
- Chika Asamoto as Hieda Akane
- Imari Tsuji as Takashi Yabe's Mother
- Anri Hayashi