A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.
Japanese study overview
Youkai Hunter: Hiruko is a Japanese movie of 5,965 characters, with 791 unique words and 426 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 791 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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- 早くearly×28
- 八部the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)×25
- 月島Tsukishima×21
- 君Mr×21
- 古墳ancient burial mound×18
- 稗田Haita×15
- 石室stone hut×15
- 俺I×13
- 学校school×13
- 開けるto open (a door, etc.)×12
- 渡辺Marina×11
- 呪文spell×11
- 片桐Katakiri×8
- 河野Kawano×5
- 古事記Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE)×5
- 考古学archaeology×4
- 高史Kōshi×4
- 青井Aoi×4
- 学説theory×3
- 用務員janitor×3