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MASTER SCORE 69.2 / 100
1991·Comedy / Fantasy / Horror·1h 29m

HIRUKO THE GOBLIN

“Slam the door shut!”

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.

Above the Line
Shin'ya Tsukamoto·DirectorShinya Tsukamoto·ScreenplayDaijirô Morohoshi·WriterTatsushi Umegaki·Original Music ComposerYoshitami Kuroiwa·Editor
Cast
Kenji Sawada·Hieda ReijirouNaoto Takenaka·Takashi YabeMegumi Ueno·ReikoMasaki Kudou·Masao YabeHideo Murota·WatanabeKimiko Yo·Reiko's MotherKen Mitsuishi·ArcheologistBang-ho Cho·ArcheologistYumi Mitani·GrandmotherChika Asamoto·Hieda Akane
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 2
Shinya Tsukamoto·DirectorShigeru Sakurada·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Daijirô Morohoshi·WriterKoji Tsutsumi·StoryKoji Tsutsumi·StoryShinya Tsukamoto·Screenplay
Editing· 2
Yoshitami Kuroiwa·EditorShinya Tsukamoto·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Tatsushi Umegaki·Original Music ComposerOsamu Kageyama·Sound RecordistHideyo Sasaki·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 5
Satoshi Akatsuka·Production DesignMasatoshi Utsumi·Costume DesignEtsuko Egawa·Special Effects Makeup ArtistPierre Suda·Special Effects Makeup ArtistKazu Hiro·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Toshiaki Nakazawa·ProducerSadao Ochi·ProducerShin Yoneyama·ProducerYasuhiro Hasegawa·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 6
Masahiro Kishimoto·CinematographyEiichi Asada·Special Effects SupervisorSatoshi Narumi·Special EffectsTakashi Oda·Special EffectsKenjiro Konaka·Lighting DirectorKazutugu Kosugi·Animation
By the Numbers
69.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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