Hiruko the Goblin

Hiruko the Goblin

90 mins | Comedy, Horror, Fantasy | May 11, 1991

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 and eventually battle Hiruko.

Hiruko the Goblin

90 mins | Comedy, Horror, Fantasy | May 11, 1991

Hiruko the Goblin
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 and eventually battle Hiruko.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Sedic, Kaijyu Theater, Shochiku-Fuji Company, Nichiei Agency, Wings
Original title ヒルコ/妖怪ハンター
Directors Shinya Tsukamoto
Writers Koji Tsutsumi, Koji Tsutsumi, Daijirô Morohoshi, Shinya Tsukamoto

Cast

Kenji Sawada

as Hieda Reijirou

Naoto Takenaka

as Takashi Yabe

Megumi Ueno

as Tsukishima Reiko

Masaki Kudou

as Masao Yabe

Hideo Murota

as Watanabe