Hiruko the Goblin

aka Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko

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Hiruko the Goblin (1991) follows a discredited archaeologist who arrives in a rural Japanese town to investigate the disappearance of his brother-in-law and a student after an ancient tomb tied to a malevolent yokai is disturbed. As bizarre deaths, smoky omens, and monstrous manifestations of the freed evil spirit surge through an abandoned schoolhouse, he and a haunted boy must confront the goblin’s nightmarish influence and seal it away before more lives are lost. This Japanese horror blends grotesque creature-feature terror and supernatural folklore in a surreal tale of curse and survival.

Hiruko the Goblin Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Disc Extras
Mondo Macabro BD-A/US 2022
Third Window BD-B/UK 2022
Media Blasters DVD-1/US/OOP 2005
Audio Commentary by Tom Mes
Introduction by Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2:44)
Archival Special Effects Featurette (2000, 2:28)
Archival Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2000, 8:00)
Archival Interview with Special Effects Designer Takashi Oda (2000, 4:05)
Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (27:32)
Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:43)

Edition and Packaging Notes

  • Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 20-page booklet with writing by Jonathan Clements (“Stranger Things: The Making of ‘Hiruko the Goblin’”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2022/02/08).
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Hiruko the Goblin title screen
  • Screen shot for Introduction by Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto
    Introduction by Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2:44)
  • Screen shot for Archival Special Effects Featurette
    Archival Special Effects Featurette (2000, 2:28)
  • Screen shot for Archival Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto
    Archival Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2000, 8:00)
  • Screen shot for Archival Interview with Special Effects Designer Takashi Oda
    Archival Interview with Special Effects Designer Takashi Oda (2000, 4:05)
  • Screen shot for Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto
    Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (27:32)
Editions
Mondo Macabro box art
Mondo Macabro BD 2022
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 35.00 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:29:04.005
      • 22.57 GiB
  • Audio
      • Japanese LPCM 1.0
      • 48 kHz
      • 1152 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English
Third Window box art
Third Window BD 2022
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • English
Extras Audio Commentary by Tom Mes Mondo Macabro BD
Introduction by Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2:44, 1080i60) Mondo Macabro BD
Archival Special Effects Featurette (2000, 2:28, 720p) Mondo Macabro BD
Archival Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (2000, 8:00, 720p) Mondo Macabro BD
Archival Interview with Special Effects Designer Takashi Oda (2000, 4:05, 720p) Mondo Macabro BD
Interview with Director/Writer Shin’ya Tsukamoto (27:32, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD
Stills Gallery Media Blasters DVD
Theatrical Trailer (1:43, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD

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