Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

The read

It runs a compact 15m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Kiyotaka TaguchiDirector
• Jun MiuraScreenplay

Cast

• Ken OsawaHideo Hagiwara
• Mina FujiiMomoko Hagiwara
• Mitsuko OkaTsuruko Hagiwara
• Shiro SanoDr. Murakami
• Jiji BûDoctor
• Mark ChinneryDr. Anderson
• Terry ItoAlien
• Keisaku KimuraSignalman
• Wakana MatsumotoSignalman
• Tomorowo TaguchiShinto Priest
• Pierre TakiTank Corps Captain
• Kanji TsudaFisherman Kubo

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