Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)
ComedyScience FictionHorrorActionFantasy
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.
Director:
Kiyotaka Taguchi
Writer:
Jun Miura
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Ken Osawa as Hideo Hagiwara |
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Mina Fujii as Momoko Hagiwara |
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Mitsuko Oka as Tsuruko Hagiwara |
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Shiro Sano as Dr. Murakami |
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Jiji Bû as Doctor |
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Mark Chinnery as Dr. Anderson |
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Terry Ito as Alien |
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Keisaku Kimura as Signalman |
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Wakana Matsumoto as Signalman |
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Tomorowo Taguchi as Shinto Priest |
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Pierre Taki as Tank Corps Captain |
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Kanji Tsuda as Fisherman Kubo |
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Hiroyuki Watanabe as SDF Commander |
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Kazuhiro Yoshida as Gehara |
| Directing | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Director |
| Editing | Atsuki Sato | Editor |
| Production | Takuyuki Matsuno | Producer |
| Camera | Satoshi Murakawa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Shinji Higuchi | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Music |
| Writing | Jun Miura | Screenplay |
| Art | Masato Inatsuki | Production Design |