Scarecrowber: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell

Goke Body Snatchers from Hell

Japan | 1968 | 84 min. | Hajime Sato

October 23, 2025

Scarecrowber

Are Gokemidoro undead or are extraterrestrial bloodsuckers a different form of life-as-we-know-it?

Introduced by Scarecrow Video's Matt Lynch.

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Combine the bat-guano-lunacy of Hausu (House) with the metaphysical WTF-ness of "Lost" and the result is Goke, the tale of a handful of passengers and crew who are among the survivors of a terrifying airplane crash. Unfortunately (for them), things become vastly more challenging from there. Alien invasion, anyone? The order of the day: prevent the complete destruction of the planet. Will they? Won’t they? How quaint! Seems like an everyday occurrence of late. We presented a rare 35mm print of the film at the Grand Illusion way-back-when and those in-attendance have continued talking about this incredible film ever since.

  • Director: Hajime Sato
  • Principal Cast: Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Hideo Ko, Masaya Takahashi
  • Country: Japan
  • Year: 1968
  • Running Time: 84 min.
  • Producer: Akira Inomata
  • Screenplay: Kyûzô Kobayashi, Susumu Takaku
  • Cinematographers: Shizuo Hirase
  • Editors: Akimitsu Terada
  • Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Language: Japanese
  • Has Subtitles: Yes