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Gehara: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)
Directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi
Twitter Facebook Google+Short | Horror | Science Fiction
Overview
A fishing boat is attacked at sea by a gigantic, hairy monster. After examining the sole survivor (Kanji Tsuda), scientific adviser Dr Murakami (Shiro Sano) suspects the culprit is a “Keukegen spectre”, a shaggy supernatural beast from Japanese folklore. The announcement leads reporter Hideo Akihara (Ken Osawa) to a forest shrine dedicated to the Keukegen Geharha, where he finds several worshipers and learns that an ancient seal containing the monster has been broken.
Length 15 minutes
Actors
Ken Osawa | Mina Fujii | Mitsuko Oka | Shirô Sano | Jiji Bû | Mark Chinnery | Terry Ito | Keisaku Kimura | Wakana Matsumoto | Tomorowo Taguchi | Pierre Taki | Kanji Tsuda | Hiroyuki Watanabe | Kazuhiro Yoshida
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 6 stars |
| 07/16/2017 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Really neat to see this on the big(ger) screen in the Midway screening room at G-Fest XXIV. Love the creature design. Def a unique take on kaiju sub-genre weaving it with Kejourou yokai. This short sets up a sequel that never materialized. Wish this had become a feature film. Cool to meet director Kiyotaka Taguchi right after watching two of his films.
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