Gakidama (1985)

Original title

餓鬼魂

Directed by

Masayoshi Sukita

Genre

horror film

Country

Japan

Runtime

54 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist becomes the target of a flesh-eating spirit called a gakidama. The creature attacks him and the people around him.

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What happens

Gakidama (Japanese: 餓鬼魂;, lit. ''Baby Goblin''), also known as The Demon Within and The Tasty Flesh, is a Japanese horror film based on the novel of the same name by Baku Yumemakara. The 54-minute creature feature was directed by Masayoshi Sukita and released on 27 December 1985. A combination of Japanese folklore and contemporary horror standards, the story concerns a flesh-eating hitodama (a gakidama) and its attacks on a journalist and those near him. Special effects and make-up were handled by Shinichi Wakasa, also known for his work on various Godzilla films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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