Hiruko the Goblin
by Shin'ya Tsukamoto
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Actor: Hideo Murota, Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudou, Megumi Ueno, Naoto TakenakaDirector: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Brand: Media Blasters
Cinematographer: Masahiro Kishimoto
Editor: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Writer: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Producer: Koji Tsutsumi
Writer: Koji Tsutsumi
Producer: Sadao Ochi
Producer: Shin Yoneyama
Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa
Producer: Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Writer: Daijirô Morohoshi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Fangoria Int'l
Movie Reviews of Hiruko the Goblin
Movie Review: do you have any more skewers?
Summary: 4 Stars
alright now, i think this film happens to be a little misunderstood. there's no way it aims to be artsy, amazing, or even a "great film" depending on your definition of such. it's meant to be a fun little slice of z-movie camp for the fans of that old school cheese. and i think it pulls this off successfully. if you're looking for a cheesy comedy/gore/horror flick complete with the classic stop motion animation technique, this film is a valentine to people such as yourself. you won't see any CG crap in this one. it's all low budget puppets and mechanics baby(old school). now that doesn't necessarily make anything automatically good, but it should give you an idea about what to expect.
the story itself is decent, but nothing to expect much out of. there's a loose goblin that goes by the name of hiruko, and it's running amok the school grounds taking people's heads. enter heida and masao to attempt to save the day. that's pretty much all you need to know. i think the film begins to slightly fall apart near the end, with the best of it being shown in the middle with some classic abandoned school scares. but even then i was captivated to the end by the strange charm of this japanese title.
i'm a pretty big fan of tsukamoto, and while i realize this is definitely not one of his best works out there, it still shouldn't be forgotten. i think a handful of the viewers that came out disappointed were expecting some sort of artsy film that they could pretend they understood and discuss their loose interpretations of it. hiruko is NOT that. this is just a classic cheesy horror romp meant for some popcorn viewing and that's it. go in with a grindhouse attitude, and you should leave entertained by this strange japanese title.
Summary of Hiruko the Goblin
The story of a radical archeologist & a junior high teacher that believes the doorway to ancient evil spirits dimension is under his school. Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 05/10/2005 Run time: 88 minutesSimilar DVD Movies
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