Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)

Original name: 長髪大怪獣ゲハラ

Release date: February 24, 2009

Movie

Average time: 15 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Fantasy

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.