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Hiruko (YAMAGISHI Ryouko)

Hiruko
蛭子
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“Hiruko” (1985) is a work of psychological horror in which a young university student befriends a young boy who is her distant relative. She is initially taken in by his beautiful appearance, but slowly starts to realize that strange things are happening around her… (Source: Brickme)

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Genres
◆ Drama ◆ Horror ◆ Mystery ◆ Psychological ◆ Tragedy
Character Traits
Age › Young Male Lead Personality Traits › Psychopaths
Attractiveness
Bishounen Handsome Male Lead Beautiful Female Character
Narrative Tropes
Character Change › Appearance Different from Personality
Themes
Manipulation Rich Family Obsessive Love Stalkers
Audience Demographics > Female Oriented
Josei Shoujo
Derivative Work > Based on
Based on Literature › Based on a Fairy Tale
Locations
School › College
Asia
Japan › Tokyo
Activities
Crimes › Theft
Character Types
Female Lead Hard-Working Protagonist
Female Lead
Cheerful Female Lead Hard-Working Female Lead Kind female Lead Motherly Female Lead University Student Female Lead
Male Lead
Creepy Male Lead Manipulative Male Lead Scary Male Lead Two-Faced Male Lead
Occupations
Middle School Student Part-Time Job
Work Info
Open Ending Art Style › Elaborate