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Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
Directed by Hajime Sato
Quick Hit
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell has a clean hook and a premise stronger than the execution, which keeps it well below the line. The visual discipline keeps it sharp.
Full Take
The setup has teeth; the payoff decides whether it bites. The craft is either locked in or hanging by a thread, and this movie knows it. Japanese horror of this period tends to sharpen image, rhythm, and ritual into something meaner than it first appears. The set pieces are what matter, and this one gets some mileage out of them. That keeps it stuck at BAD.
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