A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 20, 1991
Original Title:
超高層ハンティング
Alternate Titles:
Chokoso Hunting
Hunting ASH
Genres:
Action | Horror | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
TV Tokyo
Tsuburaya Entertainment
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
The ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They looked like humans, but they weren't. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid creatures have the power to destroy telepathically via a deadly impulse which hemorrhages brain cells. Their goal is to populate the planet via random sexual contact and then take control. There are special police units who fight the ASH. This top secret organization is called The Society For Environment Protection and its agents are called psychosists
Art Direction:
Shinichi Mizuno
Director:
Mitsunori Hattori
Director of Photography:
Shin'ichi Ôoka
Editor:
Ryuichi Takano
Lighting Technician:
Kazuo Takano
Original Music Composer:
Goro Omi
Original Story:
Baku Yumemakura
Producer:
Shin Unozawa
Kenji Nagai
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Screenplay:
Junki Takegami
Sound Recordist:
Kenji Omiya
Takayuki Yagi
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