Hiruko the Goblin

Hiruko the Goblin (Yōkai Hantā: Hiruko (妖怪ハンター ヒルコ, Ghost Hunter: Hiruko)) is a 1991 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and starring Kenji Sawada.[1] It is based on a manga by Daijiro Morohoshi.[2]

Hiruko the Goblin
Film poster
Directed byShinya Tsukamoto
Produced byToshiaki Nakazawa
Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Shin Yoneyama
Written byDaijirō Morohoshi
Koji Tsutsumi
Shinya Tsukamoto
StarringKenji Sawada
Music byTatsushi Umegaki
CinematographyMasahiro Kishimoto
Edited byYoshitami Kuroiwa
Shinya Tsukamoto
Distributed byShochiku-Fuji Company (Theatrical release)
Kaijyu Theater
Release date
  • 11 May 1991 (1991-05-11)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Reijiro Hieda, a young and energetic archeologist, has been discredited since advocating heretical theories. A letter from his brother-in-law Yabe, a junior high school teacher, tells of his discovery of an ancient tomb built to appease evil spirits. Hieda eagerly goes to investigate, only to find that Yabe has mysteriously disappeared along with one of his students, Reiko Tsukishima. Meanwhile, Yabe's son, Masao, searches for his father in the school during summer vacation and encounters Reiko. Masao becomes engulfed in a mysterious atmosphere, and strange creatures appear, upon which his back begins to ache and emit smoke. Hieda appears and saves Masao. Together they search the premises and find a sea of blood and a headless body while Reiko's quiet voice is heard singing.

Cast

Reception

In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis stated that Hiruko the Goblin was a variation of Bug, The Fly, Attack of the Crab Monsters and A Nightmare on Elm Street III, but "puts a fresh weird spin on each variation".[3] Noting that "the film is situated amusingly between the comic, the creepy, the campy and Luis Buñuel."[3]

Notes
  1. "New York Times: Hiruko the Goblin". NY Times. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  2. "妖怪ハンター ヒルコ". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Willis 1997, p. 232.

References
  • Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3055-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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