Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster (2009)
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Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster (長髪大怪獣ゲハラ is a Chōhatsu Daikaijū Gehara, lit. Long Hair Giant Monster Geharha)2009 made-for-television short kaiju film. It aired on the NHK program Paphoo! on February 24, 2009.[1]
Plot
Two fishermen were on a boat. The boat suddenly began shaking and soon exploded as Geharha rised from the ocean. One fisherman survived Geharha's attack and was found completely bald. He was admitted into a hospital where he began suffering from violent outbursts, screaming the word "hair" quite often. This intrigued a photographer to go deep into a forest looking for anything possibly connected to the attack on the boat. He found a broken stone that read 'Geharha Shrine'. He came across a wooden house full of people that worshipped Geharha, practicing a native dance dedicated to the beast. Their leader told the report that Geharha had escaped and that nothing could be done to stop it. Geharha attacked the city and was attacked by the military, but their weapons were useless. They then made a giant fan which they used to fight Geharha, destroying the area around it in the process. The military continued to attack Geharha, driving him out of the city. They tracked him down in the mountains and bombed him, eventually killing him and causing his body to fall into a river. However, a UFO then came and captured Geharha. They threatened the humans to surrender and then revived Geharha, setting him free to attack Japan once again.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi
- Written by Jun Miura
- Executive producing by Shinji Higuchi
- Produced by Takuyuki Matsuno
- Music by Akira Ifukube (stock music)
- Cinematography by Satoshi Murakawa
- Edited by Atsuki Sato
- Production design by Masato Inatsuki
- Special effects by Kiyotaka Taguchi
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Ken Osawa as Hideo Hagiwara
- Mina Fujii as Momoko Hagiwara
- Yukihide Benny as
- Jiji-Boo as Doctor
- Mark Chinery as Dr. Anderson
- Wakana Matsumoto as Signalman
- Keisaku Kimura as Signalman
- Akane Oshawa as
- Yuri Morishita as
- Kazuhiro Yoshida as Geharha
- Mitsuko Oka as Tsuruko Hagiwara
- Shiro Sano as Dr. Murakami
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Shinto Priest
- Kanji Tsuda as Fisherman Kubo
- Hiroyuki Watanabe as JSDF Commander
- Pierre Taki as Tank Corps Captain
- Terry Ito as Blue Alien
Appearances
Monsters
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
- Type 90 Tank
- Gas Vortical Device Fujin
- Blue Aliens
- UFO
Video Releases
King Records DVD/Blu-ray (2009)
- Region: 2 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Special Features: "The People Who Made Geharha" behind-the-scenes featurette
Gallery
- Main article: Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster/Gallery.
Videos
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Trivia
- The design of the Gas Vortical Device Fujin strongly resembles the Markalite Cannons from The Mysterians.
- The UFO in the Geharha: Monster Martial Law "trailer" at the end of the film raises Geharha from a lake in the same way an Xilien UFO raised Godzilla in Invasion of Astro-Monster.
References
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